Personalized nutrition for adults with type 2 diabetes
UAB Precision Nutrition Clinical Center
This project uses detailed health data and AI to find the best diets for adults with type 2 diabetes.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Alabama at Birmingham NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Birmingham, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11239103 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You'll be asked to share health information, blood tests, and lifestyle data while eating your usual diet and during short controlled diets. Some parts are free-living where you follow your regular meals, and other parts are controlled feeding where meals are provided to see how your body responds. Researchers will use AI, machine learning, and mathematical models to link your genes, metabolism, behavior, and environment to how food affects your blood sugar and other measures. The goal is to identify patterns that help doctors recommend diets that work best for people like you.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults with type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes who can attend visits near Birmingham and are willing to provide blood samples and diet information are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People without type 2 diabetes, those unable to follow study diet schedules, or those who cannot travel to the study site are unlikely to receive direct benefit from participation.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help tailor diets to improve blood sugar control and reduce complications of diabetes.
How similar studies have performed: Previous precision nutrition studies have shown early promise linking meals to blood sugar responses, but integrating large clinical datasets with AI for diabetes personalization is still emerging.
Where this research is happening
Birmingham, United States
- University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Hill, James O — University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Study coordinator: Hill, James O
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.