 Inclusion criteria: age 40 to 65 years, sedentary exercise less than two times per week, overweight or mildly obese BMI 25 to 35 kgm2 with mild to moderate lipid abnormalities either LDL cholesterol 130 to 190 mgdl; or HDL cholesterol 40 mgdl for men, or 5 45 mgdl for women. Women were postmenopausal. 