Metabolic Availability in Older and Younger Men

Exclusion Criteria

• •Chronic disease, for example:
• •Diabetes mellitus / being treated for high blood glucose
• •Severe cardiovascular disease (exception: hypertension)
• •Hepatic disease (e.g. hepatitis)
• •Renal disease
• •Cancer
• •Bowel disease (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers, bleeding)
• •Pancreatitis
• •History of medical or surgical events that may affect GI function, and the study outcomes or disease risk for participants, for example:
• •Bariatric surgery
• •Gastrointestinal tract surgery
• •Digestive tract disorder
• •Chewing problems
• •History of deep venous thrombosis without anti-coagulation medication
• •Medicine use that interferes with, protein metabolism, GI function and the study outcomes, for example:
• •Glucose lowering drugs
• •Proton pump inhibitors
• •Laxatives
• •Habits that interfere with the study outcomes:
• •Protein supplement use (current use or less than 2 weeks past use)
• •Smoking
• •Drug use
• •Alcohol consumption \>21 units/week and/or \>4/day
• •Following a weight-loss diet, medically prescribed diet or other diet with a low calorie intake or an unbalanced nutrient intake like a vegan or very low carbohydrate diet
• •Moderate to high intense physical activity for more than 5 hours a week
• •Other:
• •Self-reported allergy or intolerance to the tested products
• •Weight loss of more than 3 kg in the 3 months prior to study screening
• •Current participation in other research and \<2 months prior participation in other research
• •Not having a general practitioner
• •Not willing to accept information-transfer concerning participation in the study , or information regarding his health to his general practitioner
• •Working or doing an MSc- thesis at the department of Human Nutrition and Health at Wageningen University \& Research