Lead Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Collaborators

Age

18 - 65 years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

•Relapsing-Remitting MS
•On disease modifying treatment for 6 months
•No relapse within the previous 30 days
•BMI 25-55 kg/m2
•Self-identify as not currently meeting recommendations for healthy diet and physical activity
•Ambulatory with or without assistance
•Reliable access to the internet via computer or smartphone
•Responsible for their personal food preparation or have input into the food prepared for them
•Score indicating low cognitive functioning on the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status assessment

•Physician does not approve participation
•Use of the following diabetes medications: Acetohexamide, Chlorpropamide (Diabinese), Tolbutamide (Orinase, Tol-Tab), Tolazamide (Tolinase), Glipizide (Glucotrol, Glucotrol XL, Metaglip), Glyburide (Micronase, DiaBeta, Glynase, Glucovance), Glimepiride (Amaryl), Humalog or lispro, Novolog or aspart, Apidra or glulisine, Regular (R) humulin or novolin, Velosulin (for use in the insulin pump), NPH (N), Lente (L), Ultralente (U), Lantus, Levemir or detemir, Humulin 70/30, Novolin 70/30, Novolog 70/30, Humulin 50/50, or Humalog mix 75/25
•Already on a specific diet meant to improve health
•Heart attack, stroke, or heart bypass surgery less than 6 months ago
•Pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease or renal failure less than 6 months ago
•Smoking
•Cancer, HIV or liver/kidney disease
•Inability to travel to Lakeshore for testing