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Insulin responses to the test meals tended to be higher in Thr54 homozygotes, but glucose and triglyceride responses were not different.
Practitioners should monitor insulin responses in relation to dietary fat intake, especially in individuals with the Thr54 allele.
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Insulin responses to the test meals tended to be higher in Thr54 homozygotes, but glucose and triglyceride responses were not different.
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Based on direct measurements in a controlled study.
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Effects of an Ala54Thr polymorphism in the intestinal fatty acid-binding protein on responses to dietary fat in humans
Richard E. Pratley et al. · Journal of Lipid Research · 2000
DOI 10.1016/s0022-2275(20)32361-0
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