Participant composition: > A total of 120 individuals (46 men and 74 women) with BMIs between 27 and 34 kg/m2, were enrolled in the study. The mean age of the

Participant composition: > A total of 120 individuals (46 men and 74 women) with BMIs between 27 and 34 kg/m2, were enrolled in the study. The mean age of the subjects was 17.8±5.7 years and 17.6±5.4 years in the placebo and experimental groups respectively. > The majority of participants, approximately 98.3%, were non-vegetarian and 89% of them reported having a high eating frequency, with more than four meals per day.