The effect of diet and portion size on oral fatty acid sensitivity

This group will follow a low-fat diet (25% total dietary fat from energy) for 6 weeks. The low-fat diet consists of subjects consuming 5 serves of vegetables per day, 2 serves of fruit per day, 3 serves of low-fat dairy per day, a maximum of 5 serves of carbohydrates (rice, pasta, bread etc) per day and a maximum of 3 serves of fats (butter oil, margarine etc) per day. Subjects are also given a list of foods to try and avoid, including fatty snacks like chips, biscuits cakes etc. Subjects will undergo a one on one dietary counseling session with the nutritionist where the diet they will be following will be explained to them, and questions they may have will be answered. This counseling session occurs once at the beginning of the study, but a weekly phone call will be made to subjects to give them the opportunity to ask questions throughout the 6 week period.