In accordance with our findings, the Mediterranean diet (diet high in fibres, legumes, fruits, vegetables and unprocessed grains with low consumption of meat and meat products) was reported to increase the size of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and reduce LDL-apoB100 concentrations, mainly by enhancing LDL catabolism, even in the absence of weight loss in men with metabolic syndrome [55]. Here, APOB is linked to metabolic syndrome.