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Lead
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
With
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
A subgroup of participants from the main study will be invited to participate in a cross-sectional sub study evaluating the relationship between blood and gut microbiotas. A total of 100 participants will be recruited, 50 participants will be recruited from the "non-completers" and the other 50 participants will be recruited from the "6 months post-WLS" follow-up group of our main project.
Age
18–60
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
18-60 years old
Will belong to either Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) or Non-Hispanic Blacks (NHB) ethnic groups
"No-WLS" participants will have a BMI \>35 kg/m2 (threshold BMI for WLS) whereas "6 months post-WLS" participants will have no BMI requirements.
You may not be if
Having taken antibiotics in the previous 6 months;
Metformin, proton pump inhibitors, probiotics, or prebiotics in the previous month;
Currently following a vegetarian diet;
Pregnancy;
Having any infection in the previous month; and
Having a comorbid disease that might alter the blood microbiome composition (e.g., renal failure) or the intestinal permeability (e.g., IBS).
