Potato diet study for college students
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study looks at how eating potatoes affects health in college students. If you join, you'll eat potatoes as part of your diet for a while, and researchers will check things like your weight and blood sugar.
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Who can take part
- You must be a university student living on or near campus.
- You cannot smoke cigarettes (even one a week).
- You cannot drink a lot of alcohol (more than about 11 drinks a week for men or 8 drinks for women).
- You cannot have certain health problems like diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, liver or kidney issues, or stomach problems.
- You cannot take any vitamins, minerals, probiotics, or other supplements.
- You cannot take any medicines like aspirin, statins, or blood pressure drugs, and you cannot have taken antibiotics in the last 3 months.
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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