Volunteers for nutrition study

We are looking for volunteers for a study on the health effects of compounds present in foods of vegetal origin.
– Volunteers should be aged 40-70 and exhibit overweight or obesity (BMI, 26-40 kg/m2)
– They must have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, being under treatment with metformin.
– They cannot suffer cardiovascular diseases nor thyroid diseases.
– They cannot be following a weight loss regime nor have been subjected to bariatric surgery.
– They cannot follow a vegetarian diet nor take dietary supplements with dietary fibre or antioxidants.
– They cannot be pregnant/breastfeeding.
– They cannot be participating in any clinical trial.
– They cannot be allergic/intolerant to cacao or carob.
For more information, please contact Dr. Jara Pérez Jiménez at the phone number +34 91 549 23 00 (ext. 231223) or at cacaobalocalhost.
Study approved by the Ethical Committee of Clinical Research, Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda Hospital and by CSIC Ethics Committee. Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
At the end of the study, the volunteers will receive an economic compensation.