Can cricket powder improve blood sugar and gut health?
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study tests if eating cricket powder (Acheta domesticus) can help control blood sugar and improve gut health in healthy people and those with prediabetes.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- You are generally healthy or have prediabetes (not diabetes).
- You are willing to eat foods made with cricket powder.
- You are not allergic to mollusks, dust mites, chickpeas, or soy.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You are not taking insulin, weight-loss medication, or antibiotics.
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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