Baseline characteristics
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Out of fifty-five participants who enrolled in the study, six participants withdrew during the trial due to health issues or being non-compliant. A total of forty-nine participants (GSM, Baseline characteristics of participants who completed the study across the treatment groups (BMI, body mass index; MET, metabolic equivalent of task; sTfR, soluble transferrin receptors; CRP, C-reactive protein.Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation and median presented as (25th and 75th percentile) for normally distributed and non-normally distributed variables, respectively, and Data were available for forty-eight subjects (placebo, Cut-off value according to hospital-based clinical laboratory reference range and previously published.The daily nutrient intake of participants is presented in The daily energy and nutrients intake from the diet (without supplements) of participants across treatment groupsSFA, saturated fatty acids; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids; EPA. eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid.