Spud study: potatoes may not worsen prediabetes in mediterranean diet

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 25-65 years * Prediabetes assessed by an HbA1c of 5.7-6.4% or fasting glucose 100-125 mg/dL at screening * BMI 25-40 kg/m2 at screening Exclusion Criteria: * HbA1c ≥6.5% at screening * LDL-C (calculated with the Martin-Hopkins equation) ≥190 mg/dL at screening * Hemoglobin \<13.2 g/dL at screening * Fasting triglycerides \>350 mg/dL at screening -≥10% change in body weight within the 6 months prior to enrollment * Blood pressure \>140/90 mmHg at screening * Type 1 or type 2 diabetes * Prescription of anti-hypertensive, lipid-lowering, or glucose-lowering drugs * Intake of supplements that affect the outcomes of interest (i.e., lipid, blood pressure, or glucose lowering; vitamin C or multi-vitamins containing vitamin C) and are unwilling to cease during the study period. * History of liver, kidney, or autoimmune disease * Prior cardiovascular event (e.g., stroke, heart attack) * Current pregnancy or intention of pregnancy within the next 6 months * Lactation within the prior 6 months * Allergy/intolerance/sensitivity/dislike of any foods in the study menus * Antibiotic use within the prior 1 month * Oral steroid use within the prior 1 month * Use of tobacco or nicotine-containing products within the past 6 months * History of cancer at any site within the past 10 years (eligible if ≥10 years without recurrence) or non-melanoma skin cancer within the past 5 years (eligible if ≥5 years without recurrence) * Participation in another clinical trial within 60 days of baseline * Currently following a restricted or weight-loss diet * Prior bariatric surgery * Intake of \>14 alcoholic drinks/week and/or not willing to avoid alcohol consumption for 48 hours prior to test visits * Principal Investigator discretion related to the potential participant's ability to adhere to the study requirements, including being able to come to attend visits * Does not speak and/or understand English * Unwilling to refrain from donating blood during the study * Weight \<110 lb