Investigating the Cognitive and Brain Health Benefits of Lean Pork Consumption

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 65-75 * Willingness to adhere to the ready-to-eat lean pork intervention regimen or the control condition regimen (depending on group assignment) * Score between 51 and 80 out of 100 on the Healthy Eating Index * Consume less than or equal to 15 grams of lean pork per day on average prior to participating in the study * BMI between 18.5 and 39.9 * Mini-Mental State Examination score 26 or greater * Vision scored greater than 20/50 * No history of subjective cognitive impairment * No evidence of loss of instrumental activities of daily living * Minimal dependence in hygiene, bathing, and dressing * Low pork consumers * 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 pork * Current use of nicotine products, including vaping * Previous use of nicotine products, including vaping, within the recent 6 months at t…