Other variables
The anthropometric parameters and blood pressure of participants were measured using standard procedures in our health centers by expert paramedic staff as described previously (Askari et al., The dietary intake of study population was evaluated by a trained dietician by using a three‐day recall food records method (two weekdays and one weekend day) at the first and last week of the trial. Dietplan software (version 4, Forestfield software Ltd.) was used for estimation of daily mean of energy and macro‐ and micronutrients intake during the trial.