Effect of smoking on postprandial hypertriglyceridemia

Abstract

Background: Smokers have recently been shown to be insulin resistant and to exhibit several characteristics of the insulin resistance syndrome that could increase postprandial triglyceridemia. Postprandial hypertriglyceridemia could increase coronary artery disease (CAD) risk. In this study, we assessed fasting and postprandial triglyceride levels in healthy, normolipidaemic, chronic smokers and a matched group of nonsmoking individuals.