Plant-based meat alternatives are growing in popularity, but their potential health effects are not well studied. Your participation will help us understand how these products impact health markers after you eat a meal.
If you choose to participate you will be asked to first complete a brief screening session (~30 minutes). We will then ask you to consume a meal containing either Beyond Meat or beef on two separate occasions. After you eat each meal, we will measure several health markers in your blood over time (each visit ~4.5 hours). Your total time commitment to participate would be ~9.5 hours over these three visits.
By completing our study, you will receive free health information such as:
- Metabolic markers (e.g., cholesterol, blood sugar)
- Inflammatory markers
- Markers of gut health
- Body composition (e.g., body fat %)
You will also receive an $80 Tango gift card for completion of the study. Initial screening criteria include age between 18-50 years and a BMI of either 18.5-25 or > 30 kg/m2. We are flexible with scheduling. For more information, please reach out to Sarah Fruit at sarah.fruit@bsu.edu!