2.4. Baseline Assessment

At Visit 2 (Week 1—baseline), which will be held in the Department of Medical Biology and Biochemistry at the CM, participants who are eligible based on the health questionnaires will be subject to further steps of the trial. The anthropometric data and vital signs including HR and BP will be collected. Visit 2 will also entail a fasting blood work. All participants will have their blood drawn by a certified laboratory diagnostician. The baseline laboratory tests will include the following: comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP), complete blood count (CBC), and various biomarkers (metabolic, neuroendocrine, inflammatory, and oxidative stress) (see Section 2.6.3. for further details). Additional training on the mCC app will be performed if needed. Participants will be asked to log their habitual dietary intake and timing of physical activity and sleep on the mCC app for 2 weeks. They will also have CGM (Abbott Freestyle Libre Pro) to continuously record blood glucose for 2 weeks. The participants will also undergo a body composition measurement (with a body composition analyzer using bioelectric impendence technology).