Ultra-Processed Foods for Diet and Nutrition
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The goal of this dietary intervention study in generally healthy adults is to develop new ways to use blood samples to measure the common types of highly processed foods and beverages that people eat on a regular basis. The main aims to answer are:
What small molecules are elevated in blood after eating different types of highly processed foods and beverages consistently for 1 week?
Researchers will compare 3 different test diets with 1 control diet that does not have any highly processed foods in the same individuals to see which circulating blood markers change.
Participants will:
* Complete 3 diet phases, each 2 weeks long
* Receive a meal plan and study foods and beverages to follow for each 2-week phase
* Come to the clinic every week for blood draws, urine samples, and stool collection kits
Who Is on the Research Team?
Frank B Hu, MD PhD
Principal Investigator
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Deirdre K Tobias, ScD
Principal Investigator
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Shilpa Bhupathiraju, PhD
Principal Investigator
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
How Is the Trial Designed?
6
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Participants receive Diet C, followed by Diet B, followed by Diet A.
Participants receive Diet C, followed by Diet A, followed by Diet B.
Participants receive Diet B, followed by Diet C, followed by Diet A.
Participants receive Diet B, followed by Diet A, followed by Diet C.
Participants receive Diet A, followed by Diet C, followed by Diet B.
Participants receive Diet A, followed by Diet B, followed by Diet C.
Find a Clinic Near You
Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lead Sponsor
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Collaborator
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Collaborator
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