2.9. Evaluation of Diet and Physical Activity
The subjects were instructed to maintain their usual lifestyle, dietary intake, and physical activity during the study period. However, they were asked to maintain a dietary record as per the guidelines set by the professional nutritionist. All the dietary intakes were assessed based on the records and information collected through face-to-face interviews on assessment days (weeks 0, 6, and 12). On the basis of these recorded and retrieved diet records, the average daily dietary intake was calculated and presented using the Can-Pro 4.0 software program (Korean Nutrition Society, Seoul, Republic of Korea). Physical activity was determined as per metabolic equivalent task (MET) assessment using the global physical activity questionnaire (GPAQ) [