Gender, Obesity, C-Reactive Protein, and Oxidative Stress

Exclusion Criteria

• •Pregnancy or lactation
• •History of ever smoking or passive smoke exposure in the last year
• •Active liver disease; history of HIV/AIDS, diabetes, kidney stones, hemochromatosis, or autoimmune diseases; heart disease, stroke, or cancer in the last 5 years
• •User of prescribed anti-inflammatory or lipid-lowering medications, oral contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy, or blood-thinning drugs
• •User of iron supplements or vitamin E at 600 IU per day or more
• •Consumption of more than 2 alcoholic beverages per day