2.6. Blood Sampling and Analysis
Capillary blood samples (≈500 µL) were taken from a pre-warmed hand (i.e., 5 min in warm water) by finger prick (Haemolance+ Safety Lancet, Prospect Diagnostics, Dronfield, UK) into collection tubes (Microvette CB300 EDTA, Sarstedt Ltd., Leicester, UK) at 0 (baseline), 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 h pre-lunch and at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 h post-lunch. The samples were centrifuged for 5 min at 2000× 