| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BAT | Brown adipose tissue |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| CHOL | Cholesterol |
| COX | Cyclooxygenases |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EAT | Epididymal adipose tissue |
| EGC | Epigallocatechin |
| ECG | Epicatechin gallate |
| EE | Energy expenditure |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin gallate |
| ETC | Electronic chain transport |
| Gclc | Glutamate-cysteine ligase |
| GP | Glutathione peroxidase |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| HDL | High-density lipoproteins |
| HFD | High-fat diet |
| LDL | Low-density lipoproteins |
| LOX | Lipoxygenases |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| O2 | Superoxide radicals |
| OH | Hydroxyl radicals |
| PK | Parkinson’s disease |
| PPAR | Proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| PUMC | Pro-opiomelano cortin |
| RCT | Randomized clinical trial |
| RMR | Resting metabolic rate |
| ROS | Reactive oxidative stress |
| SAT | Subcutaneous adipose tissue |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| SVF | Stromal vascular fractions |
| TNFa | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| U.S. | United States |
| VAT | Thermoplasma acidophilum |
| WAT | White adipose tissue |
| WD | Western diet |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| XO | Xanthine oxidases |
| XDH | Xanthine dehydrogenase |
| XOD | Oxidoreductase |
| 1O2 | Singlet oxygen |