Fig. 1

Plasma concentrations of glucose and lipids before (0 h) and after the unified meal (0.5-h, 1-h, 2-h, and 4-h) in the group of healthy controls (in blue) and the group of individuals with metabolic syndrome (in brown). Significant differences between groups are shown as follows: P < 0.001 as ***, P < 0.01 as **, and P < 0.05 as *