PUBLICATION SUMMARIES
View research topic areas below for publication summaries of peer-reviewed research publications from Human Nutrition Research Program projects funded by the Beef Checkoff
NUTRITION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
RESEARCH ON HOW BEEF PROVIDES A HIGH-QUALITY NUTRIENT-DENSE PROTEIN THAT SUPPORTS GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL STAGES OF LIFE
METABOLIC HEALTH
RESEARCH EXPLORES HOW BEEF CONTRIBUTES TO CARDIOMETABOLIC OUTCOMES, GUT MICROBIOME, & SO MUCH MORE OF WHAT MAKES A HEALTHY BODY MOVE
HEALTHY DIETARY PATTERNS
BEEF IS EVALUATED WITHIN DIETARY PATTERNS TO DETEMINE HOW IT SUPPORTS MANY AREAS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS
PROTEIN RESEARCH
BEEF IS STUDIED FOR BOTH PROTEIN QUANTITY & QUALITY, EMPHASIZING ITS ROLE AS A COMPLETE ANIMAL-SOURCE PROTEIN
BEEF FOOD MATRIX
RESEARCH INVESTIGATES BEEF'S NUTRITION MATRIX, INCLUDING LIPIDS, MICRONUTRIENTS, & BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS
DIETARY BEEF CONSUMPTION
POPULATION-LEVEL STUDIES THAT ASSESS HOW OFTEN & IN WHAT AMOUNTS BEEF IS CONSUMED CONTRIBUTES TO OVERALL NUTRIENT ADEQUACY
BRAIN & COGNITIVE HEALTH
STUDIES EXAMINE HOW BEEF'S NUTRIENTS CONTRIBUTE TO COGNITIVE FUNCTION & OVERALL NEUROLOGICAL HEALTH
WELL-BEING
RESEARCH CONSIDERS HOW BEEF SUPPORTS OVERALL WELL-BEING BY CONTRIBUTING TO DIETARY SATISFACTION AND QUALITY OF LIFE
CANCER & NUTRITION
STUDIES ASSESS BEEF'S ROLE IN CANCER RISK & PREVENTION WHILE CONSIDERING PORTION SIZING AND NUTRIENT INTERACTIONS
SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH EMPHASIZES SCIENTIFIC RIGOR IN BEEF STUDIES, ENSURING HIGH-QUALITY EVIDENCE ON BEEF'S ROLE IN HEALTH OUTCOMES