Effects of statin therapy and exercise on postprandial triglycerides in overweight individuals with hypercholesterolaemia

Aims To determine the effects of statins on postprandial lipaemia (PPL) and to study if exercise could enhance statin actions. Methods Ten hypercholesteraemic (blood cholesterol 204 ± 36 mg dL −1 ; low‐density lipoprotein–cholesterol 129 ± 32 36 mg dL −1 ) overweight (body mass index 30 ± 4 kg m −2 ), metabolic syndrome individuals chronically medicated with statins (>6 months) underwent 5‐hour PPL tests in 4 occasions in a randomized order:...