Dietary fatty acids (FAs) play a key role in various pathological processes involved in diabetes mellitus (DM), such as insulin resistance and atherothrombogenic risk.[1–5] Both DM and dietary fats have a significant role in the development of dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis by modulating the serum lipid profile[6] and free radical generation.[7] Consumption of excess and wrong dietary saturated fats under DM conditions can accelerate the atherosclerotic process and is considered to be harmful.[1–3] Therefore, consumption of saturated fatty acid (SFA)-rich dietary vegetable oils, viz. This evidence concerns the gene INS and diabetes mellitus.