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Peanuts for Cardiometabolic, Brain, and Intestinal Health

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Georgia State University
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorGeorgia State University
Started2025-03-06
Est. completion2027-09
Eligibility
Age20 Years – 59 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site

Summary

The overall objective of this 14-month randomized crossover study is to seek evidence demonstrating that daily consumption of peanuts and peanut products improve cardiometabolic, cognitive, and intestinal health in a racially diverse prediabetes population.

Eligibility

Age: 20 Years – 59 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* men and women
* 20-59 years of age
* BMI: 24.5 - 35.5 kg/m\^2
* Prediabetes (fasting blood glucose levels 100-125 mg/dL and/or HbA1c between 5.7-6.4%)
* Ability to give consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Allergies to peanuts and peanut products
* Use of insulin, antidiabetic, antibiotics, and anti-inflammatory drugs
* Active cancer, gastrointestinal, renal, cardiovascular, thyroid, and neurological diseases or severe head injury
* Smoking
* Consumes greater than 2 alcoholic beverages per day
* Consumes antioxidant, probiotic, and prebiotic supplements
* Pregnant or Lactating
* Actively participating in a weight loss program

MRI Exclusion Criteria:

* Certain neurological disorders (e.g., uncontrolled seizure disorders)
* Braces on their teeth, a cardiac pacemaker; hearing aid; other metal in the body or eyes (which may include certain metallic-embedded tattoos), including but not limited to pins, screws, shrapnel, plates, dentures or other metal objects

Conditions9

AdultArterial Stiffness, Blood PressureCognitionDiabetesEndothelial Function (Reactive Hyperemia)Gut MicrobiotaMicrovascular FunctionPreDiabetesPrediabetes (Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance)

Locations1 site

Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303
Rafaela G Feresin, PhD404-413-1233peanuts@gsu.edu

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