2.6. Body Composition
The body composition of all subjects was assessed at the beginning and at the end of the study using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) (General Electric Lunar Prodigy Advance, Madison, WI, USA). Derived variables of interest from the DXA scans were total body mass, lean body mass, android fat, gynoid fat (all in kg), and percent fat mass. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated for each individual (