How do we refer to a item in a numbered list

Question

I have a longer text. Let's say I have a numbered list, like this,

(1) Item 1

(2) Item 2

(3) Item 3

Later I want to reference the list, such as

As described above, cf. [this is where the word should be inserted] (1) and (2), we observe that beef is very unhealthy.

However, numbers in brackets (1) are already reserved for formulas in my text. How can I reference these points? I was thinking about "bullet point (1)" and "bullet point (2)". However, they aren't really bullet points. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Create a name for the list and refer to the items of the list. E.g.

Reasons:
(1) Item 1
(2) Item 2
(3) Item 3

As described above, cf. Reasons (1) and (2), we observe that beef is very unhealthy.

Answer 2

You could use Roman numeration: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) etc.

Answer 3

Introduce items in the regular way:

1.

2.

etc.

As stated in point 2, ...