3.1. Baseline Characteristics of Study Sample
Of the 84 participants who completed the study, 65 (77.4%) self-identified as White and 19 (22.6%) as Black or other, and 48 (57.1%) were female. Participants had an average BMI of 28.4 ± 3.7 kg/mBaseline assessment of dietary intakes showed participants reported consuming 2253.2 ± 713.3 kcals/day, comprised of 49.2% carbohydrate, 34.2% fat, and 16.6% protein. Total sugars intake was ~93 g/day and added sugars 58.5 g/day, equating to ~15 teaspoons of added sugars per day. Regarding habitual tree nut consumption, 7.1% of participants reported daily consumption, 14.3% regular consumption (3–5 times per week), 40.5% had consumption of 1–2 times per week, 28.6% less than once per week, and 9.5% reported never consuming tree nuts. Physical activity monitoring revealed that participants were sedentary ~65% of the time. Of active time, 68% was spent performing light activities, 32% moderate activities, and <1% vigorous activities.