Effects of Calamansi on Blood Glucose and Insulin Levels

Fifty-four healthy sedentary male and female participants aged 18-30 years will be recruited for this study. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: a control group receiving placebo MMC capsules (n = 27) or a calamansi capsule supplementation group (n = 27). All participants will undergo health screening procedures, including medical history assessment, mental health questionnaire evaluation, and measurements of vital signs, height, body weight, and body composition. Venous blood samples will subsequently be collected to determine blood glucose, insulin, creatinine, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels. These assessments will be performed at three time points: 1) before capsule supplementation (baseline), 2) following a single dose of capsule supplementation, and 3) after 12 weeks of supplementation.