Reasons for exclusions
were as follows: chronic diseases, milk or nut allergy, use of
dietary supplements ,2 mo before and during the entire study
period, smoking, .10 h vigorous physical activity per week,
use of prescription medicine that could have affected the re-
sults of the study, hormone replacement therapy, blood do-
nation ,1 mo before study commencement and during the
entire study period, simultaneous participation in other clini-
cal studies, and an inability to comply with procedures re-
quired by the study protocol.