The Effect of Nutrient Intake on the Microbiome, Weight, and Glucoregulation (NI-MWG)

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Tobacco use in past three months - will add unnecessary confound to the data.
• •2. Taking a medication on a routine/recent basis which is known to significantly influence gastrointestinal transit time or affect the microbiome or other variables significantly (as determined by study pharmacist/MD)
• •3. Has taken an oral or injectable antibiotic in the past 3 months
• •4. Has taken a commercially prepared probiotic and/or prebiotic agent in the 3 months
• •5. History of significant intestinal disease or disorder (e.g., crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis)
• •6. History of gastrointestinal surgery that may impact measures of biological variables, as determined by the investigator
• •7. Medical condition expected to impact the biological variables of interest or interfere with providing a sample, as determined by the investigator.
• •8. Unable to speak/read English
• •9. Breastfeeding, pregnant, or planning to become pregnant within the duration of the study as assessed through self-report on medical history
• •10. Unwilling to use a medically acceptable form of contraception during study involvement. Medically acceptable forms of contraception include oral contraception, physical barrier methods and/or abstinence.
• •11. Any known infectious disease such as Viral Hepatitis or HIV (as determined by study pharmacist/MD)