2.3. Participants
OXIDATIVE STRESS
Healthy men (Potential participants completed a scripted telephone screening questionnaire to assess eligibility. Those who passed the telephone screening then completed an in-person lab visit with the principal investigator that included a detailed study description, the informed consent process, and instruction on following a low-antioxidant diet and keeping food records.Participants were instructed to follow a low-antioxidant diet and keep written food records for two days before the laboratory visit. This was included in the protocol in order to reduce the impact of the recent intake of high-antioxidant foods and beverages on the outcome measure of oxidative stress [