Karayiannis, Dimitrios https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4142-2392
Tenta, Roxane https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4867-6945
Kontogianni, Meropi D. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3168-8867
Mastrominas, Minas
Yiannakouris, Nikos https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3269-4919
Funding for this research was provided by:
Harokopio University
Article History
Received: 18 February 2026
Accepted: 20 July 2026
First Online: 30 July 2026
Declarations
Research involving human participants and/or animals: The research involved human participants ( n = 86 women). Biochemical analyses were performed in the Laboratory of Biology, Biochemistry and Physiology, in the Department of Nutrition & Dietetics at Harokopio University of Athens. All procedures adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki with written informed consent obtained from the participants. The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Harokopio University (12/13-01-2013).
Informed consent: All procedures adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki, with written informed consent obtained from the participants.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Trial registration number: NCT03050944.