Peanuts for heart, brain, and gut health
Part of Heart & circulation, Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study tests whether eating peanuts can improve health markers like blood sugar, brain function, and digestion in adults with prediabetes (higher than normal blood sugar levels). You may qualify if you are between 20-59 years old, have prediabetes, and a BMI in the overweight to obese range.
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Who can take part
- Adults aged 20 to 59
- Body mass index (BMI) between 24.5 and 35.5 (overweight to moderately obese)
- Prediabetes: fasting blood sugar 100-125 mg/dL or A1c 5.7-6.4%
- Not allergic to peanuts or peanut products
- Not taking insulin or other diabetes medications, antibiotics, or anti-inflammatory drugs
- No active cancer, stomach, kidney, heart, thyroid, or neurological diseases
- No smoking, and limited alcohol (no more than 2 drinks per day)
- Not currently on a weight loss program, and not taking certain supplements (antioxidants, probiotics, prebiotics)
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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