Biological parameters
AMS, high-density lipoprotein, TG
All biological parameters were measured before the first intervention (T1) and three months later (T3) by collecting a 12-h fasting blood sample from each participant at the laboratory of the Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Iran University of Medical Sciences. The primary data collected were the participants’ levels of HbA1C, measured on an ion-exchange chromatography equipment (DS5 Analyzer, Drew Scientific Limited, Cumbria, UK). Also, the FBS was measured on a glucose analyzer (YSI 2700 Select, YSI, Inc., Yellow Springs, OH). The subjects’ lipid profile was also measured on an auto-analyzer (Liasys, AMS, Italy). This included the blood levels of triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL).