Acknowledgements
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
The authors are grateful to A. Mari (National Research Council, Padova, Italy) for kindly proving the tools for beta cell function modelling and fruitful discussions, to S. Frascerra and S. Pinnola (Laboratory of Metabolism, Nutrition, and Atherosclerosis, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy) for their assistance in the preparation and conduction of metabolic tests and to M. Fruzzetti (University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy) for her help in the interpretation of food diaries. The authors are also grateful to the study volunteers for their generous contribution to this project.