Participants for Study
Study title: The effect of chitin and ascorbic acid on dietary iron absorption from Tenebrio molitor larvae in young women.
Dear ETH staff member
We are currently recruiting healthy non-pregnant, non-lactating female participants, who are between 18-45 years old, whose body weight is up to 70 kg with a normal BMI between 18.5-24.9 kg/m2, and who have an open-minded attitude towards consuming insect-based meals, for a nutrition study. We would hereby like to invite you to participate in this study.
The overall aim of this study is to measure the absorption of iron from Tenebrio molitor larvae, a commercially available edible insect in Switzerland, and thus assess its nutritional value as a source of iron to better characterize the nutritional potential of this food. The study will be carried out in May and June 2025 at the study site of the Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Epigenetics, GLC Building ETH Zurich (Gloriastrasse 37/39,D 35.2). The details of the study are as described below. Please read these details carefully to decide if you are able and willing to participate.
Participation in this study will involve nine appointments: 1 screening visit of 20 minutes and 8 study visits of approximately 20 minutes each. Enrolled participants will be invited to fixed study appointments between 7:30 am and 9:30 am. In total, the study will involve the consumption of 7 meals as breakfast (3 with pulverized insects, 4 without insects) over the period of 47 days. There will be 3 blood withdrawals of 6 mL (4 with the screening visit) collected from you by an experienced nurse. Your time involvement will be compensated with 170 CHF for completing all appointments.
For full study details, please read the attached document. If you meet the inclusion criteria and wish to participate, book a screening appointment here. Please bring the completed attached form with your personal information to your screening, which will take place on 6th and 7th of May.
If you would like to participate, please ensure you would be available for all study visits: 12.05.25, 13.05.25, 26.05.25, 27.05.25, 28.05.25, 10.06.25, 11.06.2025, 24.6.2025.
We would be pleased to count you among our future participants.
Kind regards,
For the insecte study team,
Laila Hammer and Diego Moretti
Study email: insecte@ffhs.ch
Study title: The effect of chitin and ascorbic acid on dietary iron absorption from Tenebrio molitor larvae in young women.
Dear ETH staff member
We are currently recruiting healthy non-pregnant, non-lactating female participants, who are between 18-45 years old, whose body weight is up to 70 kg with a normal BMI between 18.5-24.9 kg/m2, and who have an open-minded attitude towards consuming insect-based meals, for a nutrition study. We would hereby like to invite you to participate in this study.
The overall aim of this study is to measure the absorption of iron from Tenebrio molitor larvae, a commercially available edible insect in Switzerland, and thus assess its nutritional value as a source of iron to better characterize the nutritional potential of this food. The study will be carried out in May and June 2025 at the study site of the Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Epigenetics, GLC Building ETH Zurich (Gloriastrasse 37/39,D 35.2). The details of the study are as described below. Please read these details carefully to decide if you are able and willing to participate.
Participation in this study will involve nine appointments: 1 screening visit of 20 minutes and 8 study visits of approximately 20 minutes each. Enrolled participants will be invited to fixed study appointments between 7:30 am and 9:30 am. In total, the study will involve the consumption of 7 meals as breakfast (3 with pulverized insects, 4 without insects) over the period of 47 days. There will be 3 blood withdrawals of 6 mL (4 with the screening visit) collected from you by an experienced nurse. Your time involvement will be compensated with 170 CHF for completing all appointments.
For full study details, please read the attached document. If you meet the inclusion criteria and wish to participate, book a screening appointment here. Please bring the completed attached form with your personal information to your screening, which will take place on 6th and 7th of May.
If you would like to participate, please ensure you would be available for all study visits: 12.05.25, 13.05.25, 26.05.25, 27.05.25, 28.05.25, 10.06.25, 11.06.2025, 24.6.2025.
We would be pleased to count you among our future participants.
Kind regards,
For the insecte study team,
Laila Hammer and Diego Moretti
Study email: insecte@ffhs.ch
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