Lead Sponsor

Florida State University

Collaborators

Age

20 - 60 years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

•Three of the following five features at the screening visit:
•Waist circumference of ≥ 40 inches for men and 35 inches for women
•Serum triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dL
•Serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels \< 40 mg/dL for men and \<50 mg/dL for women
•Blood pressure ≥ 130/85 mm Hg
•Fasting blood glucose level ≥ 110 mg/dL

•Taking hypoglycemic, antihypertensive or cholesterol-lowering medications
•Diagnosed cardiovascular disease
•Uncontrolled hypertension (≥ 160/100 mmHg)
•Diabetes mellitus
•Other active chronic diseases such as cancer, asthma, glaucoma, thyroid, kidney, liver and pancreatic disease
•Participating in a weight loss program
•Heavy smokers (\> 20 cigarettes per day)
•Heavy drinkers (\> 12 alcoholic drinks per week)
•Abnormal menstrual cycle