Egg Protein Hydrolysate and Vascular Function

Exclusion Criteria

• •known allergy to (chicken) egg proteins;
• •active cardiovascular diseases like congestive heart failure or recent (\< 6 months) event (acute myocardial infarction, cerebral vascular incident);
• •severe medical conditions related to the intestine that might interfere with the study such as inflammatory bowel disease and celiac disease;
• •the use of insulin;
• •the use of medication such as antihypertensives, statins or drugs that change gastric motility or emptying;
• •abuse of drugs or alcohol (\> 21 units per week);
• •pregnant or breast-feeding women;
• •current smoker;
• •having donated blood at the blood bank within a period of 8 weeks prior to the start of the study