Effect of Protein and Retinol on Alcohol-induced FGF21

Inclusion criteria

• Informed consent
• Healthy men and women
• Age between 18 and 50 years
• Body mass index (BMI) between 20 and 27 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

• Chronic diseases or significant health problems that are disruptive for participation in the study (as judged by the principal investigator/clinical responsible)
• Use, currently or within the previous 3 months, of medication that has the potential of affecting any of the blood parameters assessed in the study (as judged by the investigators)
• Blood donation within the last 3 months or during the study period
• Regular smoking or other nicotine use (electronic cigarettes, gum, snus, etc.) or nicotine cessation within the past 3 months.
• Currently dieting or having lost/gained a significant amount of weight (±3 kg) in the previous 3 months
• Women who are pregnant, breast-feeding or have the intention of becoming pregnant during the study period
• Food allergies or food intolerance relevant for the study (judged by the investigators)
• Substance abuse (alcohol and/or drugs) within the last 12 months
• Average weekly alcohol intake above the recommendations from the Danish Health and Medicines Authority (10 standard units per week)
• Taking dietary supplements containing vitamin A during the past 3 months
• Simultaneous participation in other clinical studies that can interfere with the current study
• Inability, physically or mentally, to comply with the procedures required by the study protocol