Effects of Tagatose on Glycemic Response and Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Healthy Adults

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy individuals aged 18-50 years, inclusive * BMI 20.0 to 34.9 kg/m², inclusive * Fasting serum glucose \<7.0 mmol/L * Fasting serum glucose between 6.1 and 6.9 mmol/L (110 to 124 mg/dL), inclusive and/or fasting insulin \>50th percentile (\>43 pmol/L = \>7.2 μU/mL) * No history of diabetes mellitus * Systolic blood pressure \<160 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure \<100 mmHg * Agree not to change current dietary habits with the exception of the following: agreement to avoid foods/drinks with added probiotics, prebiotics, and/or postbiotics, fermented foods (e.g., yogurt, sauerkraut, kombucha), and dietary supplements containing fiber, probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and/or postbiotics for at least 2 weeks before Week 0 (Day 1) and throughout the duration of their participation in the study * Modified TAPS (tobacco, alcohol, prescription medications and other substances) tool responses are within allowable usage limits * Ability to understand the study procedures and willing to provide informed consent to participate in the study * Subjects must be eligible to receive income in Canada and be covered by a health insurance plan such as OHIP * Subjects are willing to sign the informed consent prior to any procedures conducted Exclusion Criteria: * Failure to meet any one of the inclusion criteria * Reported history of metabolic (including type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus), hepatic, renal, hematological, pulmonary, cardiovascular, gastrointestin…