| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| AT | adipose tissue |
| AUC | area under the curve |
| B2M | beta-2-microglobulin |
| BAT | brown adipose tissue |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EE | energy expenditure |
| eWAT | epididymal white adipose tissue |
| G6PDH | glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| HOMA/IR | index of homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance |
| IR | insulin resistance |
| ITT | insulin tolerance test |
| NADH | reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| ND | normal diet |
| P | pomegranate extract |
| PFK | phosphofructokinase |
| qPCR | quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| RQ | respiration quotient |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| VCO2 | volume of carbon dioxide |
| VO2 | total volume of oxygen |