“…In our previous work, although we found gender differences for the association of dietary habits with CVD, we suggested that ethnic differences might play a role since we did not find any association between dietary fat intake and the prevalence of CVD in Iranian women [29]. Consistent with the current study, the Framingham Offspring Cohorts did not show any association between dietary pattern and the Met S [30], while the study in Greece, showed a higher prevalence of the Met S in those subjects consuming saturated fats [25].…”