Biochemical analyses
Collected venous blood
Biomarkers were measured from early-morning venous blood samples collected from the participants by a trained researcher at baseline and follow-up of each intervention period. Participants attended La Trobe University following a 10-h overnight fast. Collected venous blood was centrifuged (Hettich Rotina 420r) at 2350 rpm for 10 min at 4°C, and the extracted plasma and/or serum was apportioned into aliquots of 500 μl each and stored at −80°C until analysis.