1. Objectives: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and National Pork Board jointly funded a project for Dr. Dominik Alexander, PhD, MSPH (Principal Epidemiologist, EpidStat Institute) to conduct a thorough review of the science on red and processed meat consumption and cancer…
Does Meal-based Enhancement of Protein Intake Augment Long-term Responses to Sarcopenic Obesity Reduction?
Effect of pork ingestion on postprandial mitochondrial protein synthesis and inflammation in healthy weight, overweight, and obese adults
A High Protein Weight Loss Treatment for Sarcopenic Obesity: Using Pork as a Meal Supplement to Improve Muscle Mass and Functional Status in Women
The impact of obesity on women’s health is an important research priority for the National Pork Board; relative to men, women have higher rates of obesity and sustain greater physical impairment as a result. Thus, the overarching goal of the…
Menaquinone content of pork
1. Objectives:a. Measure the amounts of vitamin K2 (also known as menaquinones) in representative samples of fresh pork and processed pork products commonly consumed in the U.S. diet. b. Identify fresh pork cuts that contain the highest content of vitamin…
Comparison of red meat versus high carbohydrate diet as a means of preventing tissue-specific down-regulation of insulin receptors
The effect of diet on physiological and chemical balance was assessed when mature, obese gilts were fed either a high fat ground beef (GB) or a high carbohydrate corn/soybean diet (CON). A pool of 21 crossbred gilts was provided ad…
Effects of incorporating red meat into a Mediterranean-style dietary pattern on cardiometabolic and emotional well-being
The Mediterranean-style eating pattern (Med Pattern) is consistently associated with decreased chronic disease risk (1-3) with emerging evidence suggesting improved quality of life (4-6) and sleep (7). A Med Pattern is characterized by relatively high consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole-grains,…
Effects of pork vs. chicken/fish in a DASH diet on blood pressure regulation in older adults with hypertension
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the most commonly treated condition in primary care settings and is a major and modifiable risk factor of cardiovascular and kidney diseases [1]. The most recent evidence suggests that nearly one-third of American adults…
Systematic Reviews of Observational and Experimental Human Studies Related to Pork Intake and Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin-Resistance Syndrome or Its Components
The objective of this research was to perform a systematic review of the scientific literature related to pork intake and type 2 diabetes, insulin-resistance syndrome (metabolic syndrome) or its components. Using scientific literature search tools, studies that could be relevant…
The effect of increasing the protein content of breakfasts on satiety and cognitive function in undergraduate students
This study investigated the effect of protein consumption at breakfast on appetite and cognitive performance. Participants were provided with one of four breakfast treatments: no breakfast, No-pork, high-CHO/low pork protein and low-CHO/high pork protein. Baseline appetite questionnaires and plasma samples…