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  • Show Your Good Taste

     

    Adults, 30 to 65 of age, are invited to participate in a study looking at why we eat what we do.

     

    Your participation in our study requires:

     

    • taste and smell tests, surveys on your health behaviors;

     

    • a brief non-invasive (shoe removal only) physical examination to measure height, weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, pulse, and body fat;

     

    • fasting blood to be drawn for standard blood lipid and glucose evaluations, and for measuring factors related to stress and systemic inflammation;

      

    For your participation in this study you can receive:

     

    Information about your health status

     

    Free blood tests

     

    Financial compensation for full participation

     

    Space is limited!

     

    Please respond to the contact information below to determine if you are eligible to participate.

     

    This study was approved by the UConn IRB, protocol# H02-034-096

     

     

    For more information, contact: The Taste Lab at TasteLab@uconn.edu