Reporter brief
Plant-based diet with added lean pork studied for health markers in older adults via 18-week RCT.
What happened
A randomized controlled crossover feeding study compared a plant-forward diet with and without added minimally processed lean pork in adults 65 and older over 18 weeks. The study assessed over 250 outcome measures including metabolomics, physical fitness, and metabolic markers. Results were not reported in the abstract provided.
Why it matters
Assessment pending; this report does not establish a change in evidence.
What it does NOT prove
- Limitations have not been recorded; consult the primary source.
Study design and sample
Rct; Human.
Upper Midwesterners 65 years and older
- Design
- Rct
- Sample
- 30
- Journal
- South Dakota State University
- Published
- Sep 21, 2026
Effect size
Not recorded.
Caveats
- Assessment: Pending.
- Only the source material recorded on this evidence page was assessed.
Conflicts and funding
Not recorded.
Previous evidence
See the Exercise timeline and recorded assessment for prior evidence.
Primary source
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