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Investigating whether 12 weeks of exercise training with or without dairy consumption influences inflammation, immune responses and musculoskeletal outcomes in adults with overweight/obesity.

Inclusion criteria:

• Healthy adults between 18-50 years of age
• Overweight/obesity BMI (25.0-33) kg/m2
• Low to moderately physically active (0-2 times/week)
• Naïve to resistance exercise
• Low dairy consumer (≤1 serving/day)
• Premenopausal (if female)
• No allergy to dairy protein or lactose intolerance
• No musculoskeletal, autoimmune or inflammatory conditions

If you are interested and may be eligible or want to check your eligibility, please fill out this short survey! 

Participants will be compensated up to $200 for their time.

Participation includes:

• 46.75 hours over 14 weeks
• Knowledge about body composition and blood biomarkers
• Dietary counseling by a registered dietician
• Free personal training for 12 weeks
• Free dairy products (if randomized into milk or yogurt group) 
• Blood samples taken at different timepoints (5 blood samples over 14 weeks)
• Completion of a 7-day food diary at the beginning and end of the study (using a smartphone app)
• Muscle biopsies (1 during the initial visit and 1 during the final visit)

For any questions related to participation please contact us at york.nutrition.research@gmail.com or 416-736-2100 x33990. Principal investigator: Dr. Andrea Josse, Student Investigator: Nick Cheng. Approved by the 91ÑÇÉ« Office of Research Ethics (ORE) File#51