2.2. Study Participants
DISEASE
Healthy males and females were recruited to participate in this study. Eligibility criteria included being between 18 and 65 years of age at the time of consent, the ability to comply with study procedures, and availability to complete the study based on durations of individual visits and scheduling requirements. Exclusion criteria included (1) presence of a disease or medical condition that could reasonably influence study outcomes or make participation inadvisable; (2) use of medication that could reasonably influence study outcomes or make participation inadvisable; (3) inability to abstain from medication, supplement, or substance use during the overnight fast and duration of the study visit; (4) anticipated inability to provide blood samples (e.g., known difficulty providing blood samples); and/or (5) currently pregnant or breastfeeding, based on self-report. 