Exclusion
psychiatric, weight loss, physical disability
PHYSICAL DISABILITY
Candidates were excluded if they planned to participate in other related research studies or to travel for more than 6 weeks during the study, engaged in ≥ 10 hours of exercise and/or ≥8 hours of weight training per week, participated in athletic competitions such as marathons or body building, restrictive diets (e.g., vegan, paleo, ketogenic, exclusively organic, gluten free), had weight loss surgery, consumed excessive amounts of alcohol (≥ 3 drinks per day for men and ≥ 2 drinks per day for women), change in smoking patterns within the previous 3 months, current pregnancy or planning to become pregnant during the next year, given birth in the previous 12 months, currently breastfeeding or having breastfed in the previous 12 months, had a serious medical or psychiatric condition, dependent on or abusing alcohol or other drugs, or not drug-free/sober for at least 6 months, currently receiving government subsidies on food purchasing (i.e., SNAP or Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)), or had a physical disability that would impact the safety of study procedures.