Investigating the Effects of Beef Consumption on Cognitive and Brain Health

Inclusion Criteria: * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and lifestyle considerations and availability for the duration of the study * Males and females; Age 19-24 * Willingness to adhere to the ready-to-eat beef intervention regimen * Enrolled at University of Nebraska-Lincoln * BMI between 18.5 and 39.9 * Not pregnant or nursing * No history of cognitive or metabolic diseases indicated by diagnosis, including neurodegenerative disease, stroke, Type 1 and 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, liver disease, kidney disease, and cancer * No history of eating or anxiety disorders * Willing to discontinue dietary supplement use throughout the duration of the study, if they are consuming supplement at the time of the registration * No known contraindication to MRI scans as determined by the MRI screening survey questions Exclusion Criteria: * Current use of medications that may affect their responses to dietary intervention, such as amphetamines, antidepressants, anti-diabetic medications, laxatives, antibiotics, statins and diuretics. * Known intolerance or allergy to beef * Current use of nicotine products, including vaping * Previous use of nicotine products, including vaping, within the recent 6 months at the time of pre-screening