3.1. Participants
All of the participants completed Study 1. In Study 2, two of the participants declined to continue the test for personal reasons; therefore, 16 participants completed the study. No participants were excluded from the analysis according to the study protocols; data at the end of the study for the 18 and 16 participants who completed the studies were determined and an intention to treat analysis was performed for each study. The anthropometric measurements and the blood glucose and insulin levels at baseline in Studies 1 and 2 are shown in 