Effects of 10-gram Collagen Protein Hydrolysate on Cardiometabolic Health

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged between 40-75 years * Men and women (in a ratio of 40/60 to 60/40) * BMI between 25-35 kg/m2 * Serum total cholesterol \< 8.0 mmol/L (further testing is recommended for excessive hyperlipidemia \[serum total cholesterol ≥ 8.0 mmol/L\] according to the Standard for cardiovascular risk management of the Dutch general practitioner's community \[Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap\]) * Serum triacylglycerol \< 4.5 mmol/L * No current smoker * No diabetic patients * No familial hypercholesterolemia * No abuse of drugs * Not more than 4 alcoholic consumption per day with a maximum of 21 per week?? * Stable body weight (weight gain or loss \< 3 kg in the past three months) * No use of medication known to treat blood pressure, lipid or glucose metabolism * No use of an investigational product within another biomedical intervention trial within the previous 1-month * No severe medical conditions that might interfere with the study, such as epilepsy, asthma, kidney failure or renal insufficiency, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, inflammatory bowel diseases, autoinflammatory diseases, and rheumatoid arthritis * No active cardiovascular disease like congestive heart failure or cardiovascular events, such as an acute myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident * Willingness to give up being a blood donor from 8 weeks before the start of the study, during the study, and for 4 weeks after completion of the study * No difficult venipuncture as evidenced …