Biochemical assays
TG
Following a 12-h overnight fasting, venous blood (5 ml) was obtained for biochemical analyses, pre- and post-intervention. Serum TC, TG, HDL-C, FBS, and insulin were measured by colorimetric enzymatic methods, using commercial kits (Pars-Azmoon Co, Tehran, Iran); low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) was calculated by the Friedewald formula. Insulin level was determined using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit (Monobind, Lake Forest, CA, USA). Appropriate formulas were used to calculate QUICKI and HOMA-IR (