Sulfur amino acid restriction, energy metabolism and obesity: a study protocol of an 8-week randomized controlled dietary intervention with whole foods and amino acid supplements

Table 3 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion	Exclusion
Age 18–45	Smoking
BMI 27–35 kg/m²	Chronic disease + co-morbidities
Healthy participants	Veganism (≥ 1 month)
	Pregnancy
	Breastfeeding the last 3 months
	Significant weight loss (≥ 5%) over the last 3 months
	High intensity training (interval running, Crossfit, heavy strength training) more than 3 sessions per week
Waist circumference > 80 cm for women and > 94 cm for men

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