Postprandial Effect of High-starch Meals in Individuals With Low and High Copy Number of the Salivary Amylase Gene

Inclusion Criteria: * Participant in the Malmö Offspring Study * Genotyped for AMY1 copy number variation and selected for having either low (2-4) or high (10 or above) copy number of AMY1 * Gender: both males and females * Completed information on dietary habits Exclusion Criteria: * Allergic to wheat, gluten intolerant or on a low-carbohydrate diet * Inability to eat up to 4 slices of white bread in 15 minutes * Use of medication known to influence glucose metabolism, appetite or saliva flow * Diagnosed diabetes or high fasting plasma glucose (above 6.1 mmol/L) * Smoking