For example, Bergman et al (2013) recently observed that individuals with type 1 diabetes had a lower amount of palmitoleic acid in plasma-TG compared to non-diabetic individuals, which was inversely related to adipocyte insulin sensitivity; these authors questioned whether this reduced content of 16∶1 was due to reduced dietary intake or hepatic synthesis and desaturation [14]. Here, INS is linked to type 1 diabetes mellitus.