Study how gut bacteria may affect loss of eating control
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study looks at how gut bacteria and the brain may be involved when people struggle to control eating. It may help researchers understand the body’s signals behind eating control problems.
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Who can take part
- You are between 30 and 65 years old.
- You can read and agree to the study after discussing it with the research team.
- You do not have serious illnesses like cancer, severe liver or kidney disease, or type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- In the last 3 months you have not taken antibiotics/antifungal/antiviral medicines, and in the last month you did not have infection symptoms.
- You do not take regular anti-inflammatory medicines (steroids and/or non-steroid anti-inflammatories), and you do not have major eating-behavior disorders.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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