INS and Insulin resistance: Three cross sectional studies investigated the association between a MedDiet and the following insulin measures, lipids, and lipoproteins: very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), intermediate- density lipoprotein (IDL), apolipoprotein-B (ApoB), LDL-C, HDL-C, TC, TG, TG/HDL ratio, HOMA-IR, Lipoprotein Insulin Resistance (LP-IR) score.