FAMiLI STUDY NYU School of Medicine Food and Microbiome Longitudinal Investigation Ten Year Project

The purpose of this study is to improve our understanding of the role in health of bacteria (human microbiome) that live in your mouth and gut. Duration is ten years and 10,000 people will be enrolled in the study.

An Annual Study Update will be sent once a year for ten years to monitor potential health changes.

1. You will be asked to provide mouth rinse samples to identify bacteria in your mouth. A sample tube is provided and it will be mailed to the provided address.

2. Fecal Kit will be provided. Provide a small sample of fecal to identify bacteria in your colon.

3. For the longitudinal aspect of the research project, we will annually ask you to complete a health update for up to ten years. It should only take up to four minutes to complete.