2.2. Participants and Recruitment
The participants were recruited between February 2019 and October 2021 via an institutional research database following a review of electronic medical records, and using flyers posted within and around an academic medical center. Potential subjects were pre-screened via a standardized phone interview and all interested subjects who met the preliminary eligibility criteria underwent formal screening. English-speaking, male and female individuals 21 years of age or older who were weight-stable, defined as having <5% body weight change in the 6 months preceding the enrollment date, with a body mass index of 25–40 kg/m