Procedures
This study was an open‐label, single‐arm study design, see overview of the study procedures in Figure Participants were then positioned supine, and allowed to rest for 10 min, during this time we instrumented them with an oscillometric blood pressure cuff. Peripheral blood pressure, estimated central blood pressure and pulse wave analysis (Augmentation Index, AIx) (Shoji et al., Finally, participants were transported to the Health Services department to have a blood sample taken from an upper extremity. A small aliquot (40 μL) of fresh blood was used for blood lipid and glucose measurement using the cholestech ldx analyzer (Abbott, Lake Forest, IL, USA), which has been validated against standard clinical testing (Carey et al., Participants were then given the standardized diet, which was the Plexus 3‐day Reset diet program (Plexus Worldwide LLC, Scottsdale, AZ), and this marked the start of Day 1 (Monday or Tuesday). Details of the diet are provided in Tables 