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Lead
University of Colorado, Denver
Age
21–100
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Men and women age 21-40 y or 55-100 y;
Older women will be postmenopausal who are at least 12 months past the final menstrual period (FMP);
Young women will be premenopausal and eumenorrheic, not on hormonal contraceptive therapy;
Body Mass Index (BMI) 22-35 kg/m2;
Non-active to moderately active (vigorous exercise ≤ 3 days/wk lasting \< 30 min).
You may not be if
Immunosuppression therapy;
On blood thinners, aspirin, or NSAIDs that cannot be withheld for the biopsy;
Prior history of allergies to local anesthetics;
Current use of hormones, or glucose lowering medication;
Currently engaged in a vigorous exercise or diet program;
Currently gaining or losing weight or using weight loss drugs;
Type 2 diabetes (past/current diagnosis or treatment);
Diagnosis of uncontrolled metabolic disorders (e.g., thyroid);
History of severe obesity BMI ≥ 40 or significant weight loss (≥ 50 lbs);
Postmenopausal - hormonal menopausal therapy use currently or in the previous 6 months;
Premenopausal - irregular menstrual cycles defined as 2 or more missed cycles in the previous year, pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the study timeline (urine pregnancy test will be performed before DEXA \[dual energy x-ray absorptiometry\] scan is completed).
