Ready... get set... go!

Last week we screened over 30 individuals for the study. The most common reasons for exclusion were medical reasons or dietary reasons, especially if taking probiotic supplements or other medications. We finalized our group to 14 participants and met up with them over the weekend to go over our study procedures (especially sampling technique) and distribute materials.

Today, the study begins! You can review our timeline by looking at the 'methods' section.

Participants fill out daily log forms online every evening and we will be in contact with them regularly to make sure everybody's on track.

So far, everything's running smoothly. Thanks again for your support!

 

Figure 1. Dylan, Kate, and Mitchell organizing kits into sets for each participant.

 

Figure 2. Bags of kits, 8 per person.

 

Figure 3. The Great Soylent Pyramid.