Table 2

Effects of DAG on lipid and glucose metabolism

fasting serum lipids [20,21,22]

↓ triglyceride

↑ high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

↓ total cholesterol

↓ low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

postprandial serum lipids [15,16,17]

↓ triglyceride

↓ remnant-like lipoprotein particle triglyceride

↓ remnant-like lipoprotein particle cholesterol

↓ chylomicron triglyceride

glucose metabolism [19]

↓ hemoglobin A1c

Yanai et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:43   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-43