Effects of Buttermilk on Serum LDL Cholesterol Concentrations

Exclusion Criteria

• •unstable body weight (weight gain or loss \>3 kg in the past 3 months)
• •allergic for eggs or egg-rich products
• •allergic or intolerant for cow-milk (lactose) based products
• •indication for treatment with cholesterol-lowering drugs according to the Dutch Cholesterol Consensus
• •use of medication or a diet known to affect serum lipid or glucose metabolism - active cardiovascular disease (for instance congestive heart failure) or recent (\<6 months) event, such as acute myocardial infarction or cerebro-vascular accident
• •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
• •men: consumption of \>21 alcohol consumptions a week
• •women: consumption of \>14 alcohol consumptions a week
• •abuse of drugs
• •pregnant or breastfeeding women
• •participation in another biomedical study within 1 month prior to the screening visit
• •having donated blood (as blood donor) within 1 month prior to the screening visit or planning to do so during the study
• •impossible or difficult venipuncture as evidenced during the screening visits