Trial design and participants
This was a randomised trial with three parallel groups, undertaken at the St Patrick’s (Fitzroy, VIC) campus of the Australian Catholic University. To be eligible for inclusion, the participants had to fulfil the following criteria: male sex; aged 30–45 years; BMI 27.0–35.0 kg/mThe trial was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Australian Catholic University (2016-254H) and was performed in accordance with the Decleration of Helsinki. The trial was registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (registration no. ACTRN12617000304336) on 27/02/17, prior to inclusion of the first participant. Participants provided written informed consent before participation.