LPL and pancreatitis: Currently, pancreatitis-susceptible patients with HTG are advised to avoid alcohol even though alcohol does not induce lipemia in HTG patients [33]; However, acetate, a component of prepared foods, could contribute to pancreatitis if, like alcohol, it enhances postprandial lipemia [3,7], which could trigger pancreatitis in unsuspecting HTG patients, who already exhibit impaired lipoprotein lipase activity.