Participants needed for a Military Nutrition Research Study to determine the effects of a high fiber dietary supplement on exercise endurance. You may be eligible if you:

• Are a healthy male or female, 18-39 years old (17-39 years old if Active Duty)
  • If female: not pregnant or breastfeeding and have normal menstrual cycles or using contraceptive that provides continuous hormones
• Regularly exercise ≥ 4 days/week
• Meet Army weight for height and body composition standards as defined in Army Regulation 600-9. 
• Are not vegetarian and not following a highly restrictive diet (e.g., keto or Paleo diet)
• Are willing and able to:
  • Exercise at a moderate intensity for 90 minutes and run 3.1 miles
  • Provide blood, urine, fecal and muscle samples
  • Eat the study dietary supplement and a provided diet during two non-consecutive weeks
  • Follow a prescribed exercise routine on two non-consecutive weeks
  • Not consume probiotic containing foods like yogurt, and not take dietary supplements at least 2 weeks before and throughout study participation
  • Not consume caffeine and alcohol or use any nicotine-containing products for two non-consecutive weeks of the study

Commitment time is approximately 6 weeks (includes about 50 hours in the lab). This study takes place at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick, MA. 

You may be compensated up to $1200 for completing the study (compensation is up to $800 for Active Duty and Federal Employees who participate while on-duty).

For more details and to learn if you are eligible, contact Heather S. Fagnant (---------), or e-mail the Military Nutrition Division Study Coordinators at ------------, and reference the Fiber Study.