Bone density and anthropometrics
At baseline, the BMC and BMD were measured at the hip, spine, and total body with the use of DXA (Lunar iDXA device, GE Medical Instruments) to characterize the cohort prior to the intervention. At the terminal clinical visit of each study period (baseline, intervention, and washout), waist circumference, standing and sitting height were measured with the use of a wall-mounted stadiometer, and fasting weight with the use of a digital scale.