2.3. Participants
obesity, overweight
OBESITY, DISEASES
Volunteers were recruited in Viçosa-MG, Brazil, through advertisements on social networks, pamphlets, and posters. An email address and a telephone number were made available to individuals who were interested in participating in the study. In the first contact, the objectives and conditions of the study were informed to the potential volunteers. Then, screening was conducted for those who chose to participate in the study. During screening, a selection form was completed and, when they met the eligibility criteria, respecting the inclusion and non-inclusion criteria, a nutritional assessment was performed.Eligibility criteria were male; age 18–40 years; body mass index (BMI) 27.0–34.9 kg/mOnly men were included in the study for two main reasons: the first is that males do not have as many hormonal changes as females, especially related to the menstrual period, considering that the woman’s reproductive status linked to the ovarian cycle is imperative while examining disparities between sexes in terms of health and vulnerability to diseases, scrutinizing the impacts of drugs, and exploring behavior. In addition, men suffer fewer changes in hormones associated with body composition compared to women, which meant that, in this case, male subjects were recruited for the study. The second reason is the fact that a previous experimental study investigated the consumption of sorghum in male Wistar rats fed a diet high in saturated fat (SFA) to induce overweight, since the consumption of this type of diet is associated with the development of obesity, so this study can be considered a sequel [