Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * Male based on biological sex
- * Age 20-35 years
- * BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m2
- * White/Caucasian
- * Willing to consume pre-prepared meals
- * Willing to wear an accelerometer and continuous glucose monitor (CGM)
- * Willing to track diet intake
- * Willing to stay 24 hours, including overnight in a research clinic
- * Willing to provide blood and sperm samples
- * Willing to consent to whole-genome sequencing of DNA
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Unstable weight in the last 3 months (Β±5% weight loss or gain)
- * Shift work or working in a factory setting
- * Habitual smoking or use of tobacco products, including vaping, within the past 6 months.
- * History of clinically diagnosed diabetes
- * Hypertension (\>140/90 mmHg measured at screening)
- * Has undergone bariatric surgery
- * History of cardiovascular disease, neurological disease, or other chronic diseases, including cancer
- * History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
- * Adherence to special or restrained diets (e.g., low-CHO, low-fat, or vegetarian/vegan diets) or food allergies associated with study foods.
- * Currently engaging in \>150 minutes moderate-intensity or \>75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity each week
- * Drinking more than 14 servings of beer or alcohol per week
- * Depressive (Score β₯10), anxiety (Score β₯8), and stress (Scoreβ₯15) symptomology (Score β₯16) from the 42-item Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales (DASS)
Ages Eligible for Study:
20 Years to 35 Years (ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: MALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes