The Effects of Homogenized and Unhomogenized Milk on Postprandial Metabolism in Healthy Overweight Men

Inclusion Criteria: * men * aged between 18 and 70 years * Quetelet index between 25 - 30 kg/m2 * mean serum triacylglycerol (≤1.7 mmol/L (31)) Exclusion Criteria: * women * indication for treatment with cholesterol-lowering drugs according to the Dutch Cholesterol Consensus (32) * lactose intolerance * current smoker * familial hypercholesterolemia * abuse of drugs * more than 21 alcoholic consumptions per week * no stable body weight (weight gain or loss \< 3 kg in the past three months) * use of medication or a diet known to affect serum lipid or glucose metabolism * severe medical conditions that might interfere with the study, such as epilepsy, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, inflammatory bowel diseases and rheumatoid arthritis. * active cardiovascular disease like congestive heart failure or recent (\<6 months) event (acute myocardial infarction, cerebro vascular accident) * use of an investigational product within the previous 1 month * not willing to stop the consumption of vitamin supplements, fish oil capsules or products rich in plant stanol or sterol esters 3 weeks before the start of the study * not willing to give up being a blood donor (or having donated blood) from 8 weeks before the start of the study and during the study * difficult venipuncture as evidenced during the screening visits