Assessing Diet, Stress Scores, and Other Health Metrics in Healthy Northern California Adults

Measured using a validated tool for assessing perceived psychosocial stress within the last month, the Perceived Stress Scale 4 (PSS-4). Participants will report their answers to 4 questions in frequencies ranging from "Never" to "Very Often" on a 5 point scale

Participants will input frequencies of nut and nut butter consumption and amounts of nuts and nut butter consumed in a typical month, using a modified food frequency questionnaire. Frequency will be reported as values ranging from "Never" to "6 or more times a week". Nut and nut butter consumption will be reported in cups and tablespoons

Reported as monthly consumption of nut containing foods (granola, cereal, pastries, breads, or other snacks or sweets) in frequencies ranging from "Never" to "6 or more times per week"

Reported as allergies to any of 9 common food allergens: (Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Egg, Wheat, Soy, Shellfish, Fish, Sesame, and Milk)

Reported as usual number of bowel movements per week

Reported using images of Bristol Scale stool types

Calculated using participant-reported height and weight

Participants will confirm or deny intake of medications from 6 categories: (Asthma medications, Antibiotics or antivirals, weight loss medications, cholesterol or lipid lowering medications, blood pressure medications, or psychiatric medications)

Reported as age in years

Reported as sex assigned at birth

Reported as current county of residence