Data collection
high-density lipoprotein, CBC-diff, TG
GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLICATIONS
Data were collected at three key time points: baseline, on the 28th day of the intervention, and on the 56th day during the follow-up visit. At baseline, participants completed a questionnaire to gather demographic characteristics. Anthropometric assessments, including height, weight, body mass index (BMI), body composition, blood pressure, and gastrointestinal complications, were measured at baseline, in the middle, and at the end of the intervention.To assess hepatic status, transient elastography was performed at beginning and the end of the study. Participants also completed a 3-day food record and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) at baseline and at the end of the intervention to evaluate dietary intake and physical activity levels, respectively. Moreover, biochemical variables, including complete blood count with differential (CBC-diff), lipid profiles including low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein (HDL-c), triglyceride (TG), and total cholesterol (TC), fasting blood sugar (FBS) and serum insulin, were assessed at baseline and at the end of the study.