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Keep this study
Lead
University of Florida
With
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Age
50–70
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
1. healthy individual with normal blood chemistries and platelet counts who has not been diagnosed with diabetes, cardiovascular illness, or other chronic diseases
2. 50 to 70 years of age
3. body mass index between 25 and 39.9 kg/m2
4. for females, post-menopausal (i.e., no menstrual cycle for \> one year).
* abnormal laboratory markers (e.g., renal or liver abnormalities, elevated potassium levels or hemoglobin and hematocrit below the lower limit of normal)
* psychiatric or behavioral problems (e.g., eating disorders or a history of drug and alcohol abuse)
* concomitant medications (e.g., steroids)
8. Volunteers will be screened out if they are unwilling or unable to adhere to different supplement regimens over an eight month period.
You may not be if
1. Potential participants will be excluded if their scores on the dietary restraint, disinhibition, and perceived hunger scales of the Eating Inventory are high (\>14)
2. Participants who report smoking cigarettes will be excluded because of the effects of nicotine upon taste and appetite
3. Participants who have a diagnosable eating disorder will also be excluded since intentional restriction of eating and binge eating/overeating could increase the variability of the data
4. Participants will be excluded if they are taking anti-depressant medications, anti-psychotic medications, or any medications, botanicals, or other products that may potentially influence appetite, hunger, and/or satiety
5. Participants will be excluded if they report alcohol or substance abuse within 6 months or consumption of \>14 alcohol drinks/week
6. Participants will also be excluded if they report any allergies to the foods used in the study
