A combination of keywords and Boolean logic was used to search throughout the last decade in all databases, including “hyperglycemia” or “hypertension” or “metabolic syndrome” or “dyslipidemia” or “hyperlipidemia” or “hypoglycemia” or “obesity” or “macrovascular diabetic complications” or “microvascular diabetic complications” or “cardiovascular disease” or “overweight” or “insulin sensitivity” or “insulin resistance” and “extra virgin olive oil” or “high phenolic olive oil” and “human” or “animal model”. The gene discussed is INS; the disease is hyperlipidemia.