3.1. Participants, Protocol Adherence and Demographics
As illustrated in Participants’ ages ranged between 20–66 years (Overall: 33 ± 7.7 years; Placebo: 33.33 ± 8.83 years; Probiotic: 32.68 ± 6.43 years). Men were underrepresented with 20% of the total sample (Overall: 27 (20%); Placebo: 13 (19.4%); Probiotic: 14 (20.6%)). Finally, the mean BMI was 22.85 ± 3.56 (Placebo: 23.29 ± 3.5; Probiotic: 22.4 ± 3.6). Demographic statistics are shown in 