200
Participants
Start Date
April 1, 2022
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2026
Study Completion Date
April 30, 2027
Study diet
Participants will consume the study diet for 5 days provided by the clinical research unit's metabolic kitchen (at UAB)
Exercise capacity VO2 max determination
Each participant's maximal oxygen capacity will be determined using a modified Bruce treadmill protocol and will also undergo a DEXA scan to determine the body mass.
Exercise Challenge
Each participant will walk at 70 % of his/her VO2max for 20 minutes on treadmill and will also undergo a resting energy expenditure test.
Glucose Challenge
Participants will come in fasting state on day 6th and will be given 75 gm oral glucose solution to drink, followed by blood collection every hour for next 8 hours.
RECRUITING
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NIH
University of Alabama at Birmingham
OTHER