For example, even though circulating carotenoids have been associated with better glucose homeostasis [[32], [33], [34]], β-cryptoxanthin, the carotenoid associated with all 3 diet patterns in the current analyses but not with any measure of insulin and glucose homeostasis, has not been previously associated with T2D, or its clinical factors. The gene discussed is INS; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.