2.2. Participants 
elevated systolic blood pressure, hypertensive, CVD
CVD, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
The MedDairy study recruited adults with a risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Inclusion criteria were age between 45 and 75 years, an elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) of ≥120 mmHg, not on hypertensive medication, and a diagnosis of at least two of the following: overweight/obesity (body mass index, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m