Please consider participating in a Nutrition and Health Science research study, titled "Interplay Between Heart Disease Risk Factors, Body Mass Index, and the Gut/Vascular Response to Supplemental Fiber." Free health data and compensation are available. Your participation can help us better understand how fiber consumption influences gut and vascular health (IRB-FY2025-75).
If you choose to participate, we will ask you to complete three in-lab visits and consume a fiber supplement daily for nine weeks. Each visit will include a blood draw and several measurements related to your vascular health. The total in-lab time commitment is ~6.5 hours over the three visits. Additionally, you will be asked to complete a food log, wear a physical activity tracker, and wear a blood pressure monitoring device on three occasions.
By completing our study, you will receive free health information such as:
- Body composition (e.g., body fat %) and bone density with DXA
- Several measures of vascular health
- Metabolic markers (e.g., cholesterol, blood sugar)
- Inflammatory markers
- Markers of gut health
You will receive $200 in Tango gift cards if you complete all study visits ($25 following visit 1, $25 following visit 2, and $150 following visit 3). Initial screening criteria include age of 18-55 and a BMI of ≥30 kg/m2 (calculate BMI here). In-lab visits will take place in the morning and we will ask you to arrive fasted. We have free and convenient parking. For more information about this IRB approved study (IRB-FY2025-75), please reach out to Jenna Schifferer at jschifferer@bsu.edu!