Developing Biomarkers of Dietary Intake

Exclusion Criteria

• •Current smoking
• •Female sex
• •Baldness or hair less than 2 cm in length
• •Medically- or self-imposed dietary restrictions that would limit a participant s ability/willingness to consume the diet to which they are randomized.
• •Type 2 diabetes (according to the World Health Organization diagnostic criteria)
• •Endocrine disorders (Cushing s Disease, pituitary disorders, and hypo- and hyperthyroidism)
• •Chronic pulmonary disorders, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, that would limit ability to follow the protocol (investigator judgment) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; only subjects with mild or exercise-induced asthma on no medications or on beta-adrenergic agonists only (such as albuterol) will be allowed to enter the study (provided use of these agents is not required for one week before study entry).
• •Cardiovascular diseases (coronary heart disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, and peripheral artery disease)
• •Hypertension (blood pressure measurement higher than 140/90 mm Hg on two or more occasions or use of anti-hypertensive medications)
• •Diagnosed gastrointestinal diseases, including inflammatory bowel diseases (e.g., Crohn s disease and ulcerative colitis), malabsorption syndromes (e.g., celiac disease), gastric ulcer (active); only subjects with gastro-esophageal reflux will be allowed to enter the study
• •Presence of a pacemaker or other implantable devices
• •Liver disease (cirrhosis, active hepatitis B or C, and AST or ALT greater than or equal to 1.5 x normal)
• •Renal disease (serum creatinine concentrations greater than or equal to 1.5 mg/dl and/or greater than 100mg/dl of protein based on urine dipstick)
• •Central nervous system disease (cerebrovascular accidents, dementia, and neurodegenerative disorders)
• •Cancer requiring treatment in the past five years, except for non-melanoma skin cancers or cancers that have clearly been cured or in the opinion of the investigator carry an excellent prognosis
• •Alcohol (more than 3 drinks per day) and/or drug abuse (such as amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, or marijuana)
• •Current or past history of: bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or presence of psychotic symptoms, bulimia nervosa or anorexia nervosa, or current major depressive disorder
• •Weight change of plus or minus 5% in the last 3 months
• •Conditions not specifically mentioned above may serve as criteria for exclusion at the discretion of the investigators. Additionally, potential subjects might be excluded if they demonstrate a style of interpersonal relationships that would inhibit successful completion of the study.
• •Non-English speaking subjects as a population will be excluded from participation in this protocol. One of the secondary hypotheses of the protocol relates to a battery of psychological questionnaires and performances tests which are administered to the volunteers at the beginning and end of the study. There are currently no validated, translated forms of these questionnaires and tests available; therefore we will restrict enrollment to English speaking subjects only.