DIETARY FIBER AND CARDIOVASCULAR INFLAMMATORY MARKERS

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中利用 资源由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目和 调查员(PI)可能从NIH的另一个来源获得了主要资金， 并因此可以在其他清晰的条目中表示。列出的机构是 该中心不一定是调查人员的机构。 这项研究的目的是确定3个月的纤维补充剂(Metamucil)是否可以减少与心脏和血管疾病相关的炎症标志物(血液中指示身体炎症水平的物质，类似于身体对损伤或感染的反应)。我们正在寻找40-65岁的健康成年志愿者，因为相似的人被发现具有更高的炎症标志物水平。这一年龄段的健康人群最有可能从这项研究的发现中受益。我们计划招收180人。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The purpose of this study is to determine whether 3 months of a fiber supplement (Metamucil) can reduce inflammatory markers (substances in the blood that indicate your body's level of inflammation, similar to your body's response to injury or infection) that are associated with heart and blood vessel disease. We are looking for healthy adult volunteers 40-65 years old because similar people have been found to have higher levels of inflammatory markers. Healthy people of this age range are most likely to benefit from the findings of this study. We plan to enroll 180 people.