MMTT
Atherosclerosis
BLOOD, ATHEROSCLEROSIS
An MMTT was performed at baseline (week 0) and at the end of the diet (week 12). Participants were admitted to the Laboratory of Metabolism, Nutrition, and Atherosclerosis at the University of Pisa after a standardised pre-test evening meal and 12 h overnight fast. A polypropylene cannula was inserted into an antecubital vein and two baseline blood samples were collected. Then, participants were asked to consume a mixed liquid meal (125 ml of Nutridrink Compact, neutral taste, Danone Nutricia, Milano, Italy), consisting of 37 g of carbohydrates (including 19 g of sugar), 12 g of fat and 12 g of protein (total energy 1255 kJ, of which 49.3% was from carbohydrates, 38.7% from fat and 16.0% from protein). Blood samples were collected at 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 150 and 180 min after meal consumption.