Salmon Intake and Gut Health in Adults

The goal of this project is to determine whether increased intake of salmon as a whole food and its bioactive compound astaxanthin has a causal impact on preventing inflammation by promoting human gut microbiome homeostasis. Findings from this study will provide new insights into maintenance of gut microbiome and will inform effective dietary recommendations and interventions, thereby reducing inflammation-associated diseases in humans. Aim: Evaluate the anti-inflammatory properties of astaxanthin-enriched salmon via re-balancing of human gut microbiome in obese prediabetic human subjects. The investigators will use a randomized, double-blind, crossover feeding study with 15 obese prediabetic males and 15 obese prediabetic females (n=30) . Participants will consume two servings (3 oz per serving) of wild salmon (intervention 1) and farmed salmon (intervention 2) daily in random orders. Each intervention is 4 weeks long and the washout duration between the two interventions is 5 weeks. Primary outcomes will be determined by measuring the inflammatory response and gut microbiota composition.