Palmitic Acid in the Sn-2 Position of Triacylglycerols and Postprandial Lipemia

Exclusion Criteria

• •Reported history of CVD (myocardial infarction, angina, venous thrombosis, stroke), impaired fasting glucose/uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (or fasting glucose ≥ 6.1 mmol/L), cancer, kidney, liver or bowel disease.
• •Presence of gastrointestinal disorder or use of drug, which is likely to alter gastrointestinal motility or nutrient absorption.
• •History of substance abuse or alcoholism (previous weekly alcohol intake \>60 units/men)
• •Current self-reported weekly alcohol intake exceeding 28 units
• •Allergy or intolerance to any component of test meals
• •Unwilling to restrict consumption of any source of fish oil for the length of the study
• •Weight change of \>3kg in preceding 2 months
• •Body Mass Index \<20 and \>35 kg/m2
• •Fasting blood cholesterol \> 7.8 mmol/L
• •Current cigarette smoker.
• •Current use of lipid lowering medication