Levels were 100 to 1,000 times higher than among subjects on a Western diet.
And that might well be a problem for people eating a Western diet.
One study shows that a Western diet increases a woman's risk of getting heart disease by 46%.
This was not the case in our patients, however, as they were eating a standard western diet.
But what about the elephant in the room - the Western diet?
The western diet has changed dramatically over the past few decades.
The muscle and fat that make up the modern western diet are however poor sources.
All subjects, including elderly people, lived at their family home and were on a balanced western diet.
He has also written about the downsides of the typical Western diet.
In the modern Western diet, however, foods with such properties are relatively easy to acquire.