Lauren O'Connor's research while affiliated with Agricultural Research Service and other places

... Red meat is one of the most controversial sources of highquality protein rich in EAAs. Numerous epidemiologic studies report the association of red meat with negative health outcomes including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes leading to dietary recommendations to reduce red meat consumption [29]. However, the association of red meat with negative cardiovascular disease outcomes may be confounded by overall lifestyle choices posing the question, Is the association with negative health outcomes due to red meat or the nutritional and lifestyle "company" it keeps? ...

... 75 The Automated Self-Administered 24-h ('ASA-24') recall developed by the National Cancer Institute now includes questions related to timing of sleep episodes and should be used to capture information on dietary intakes and sleep timing in free-living situations. 76 ...

... Indeed, unprocessed red meat, especially ruminant meat, is a top source of bioavailable nutrients commonly lacking in diets globally, including iron, zinc, and vitamin B 12 , and essential amino acids [20,30,33,34]. Further, lean red meat can support healthy aging, including benefits to muscle health and protection against sarcopenia [38], and has been found to be compatible with good metabolic health in multiple randomized clinical trials when consumed as part of high-quality diets sufficiently high in fruits, vegetables, and fiber [39]. Third, dietary cholesterol is always scored negatively despite its limited influence on plasma cholesterol [40], inevitably penalizing ASFs. ...

... Diet is a key risk-modifying factor for many chronic diseases and evidenc association of meat consumption with various chronic diseases has been rathe sistent. Indeed, the study of O'Connor et al. [30] provides evidence that heterog meat types hinders both the interpretation of meat intake and related chronic dise This short review is focused on the chronic health effects of red meat, white m processed meat as defined by WHO [31] with most evidence based on data fro term prospective studies. ...

... To investigate whether dietary components influence plasma TMAO concentrations, researchers have compared foods with different TMAO precursors (e.g., eggs containing phosphatidylcholine versus meat containing carnitine) [12], foods with the same TMAO precursor in different food matrices (e.g., eggs containing phosphatidylcholine versus soup supplemented with choline-bitartrate) [13], or the same TMAO-precursor-containing food in different doses [14] or on different dietary backgrounds (e.g., eggs containing phosphatidylcholine on a low-versus high-fat diet) [15]. In aggregate, these studies provide context for how specific nutrients, the food matrix, and the diet pattern impact the precursor's effect on TMAO concentrations. ...

... Most of the included reviews did not disaggregate processed meat into independent processed poultry and processed red meat intake categories. About 30% of the processed meat consumed in the US is processed poultry (O'Connor, Wambogo, et al. 2021) therefore, we assume that the PM category in our review includes both processed red meat and processed poultry. Unprocessed poultry fell outside of the scope of our umbrella review. ...

... Currently, major concerns are the excessive consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and take-away food [10]. UPFs contribute 25-67% of the total energy among youths [10,26]. Although the data on the consumption of take-away food remain unclear, the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown policy has led to a rapid expansion in its consumption [27,28]. ...

... Vücutta meydana gelen ağırlık kaybı sonrasında vücut bileşimi ve kan basıncında da olumlu farklılık gözlemlenirken, enerjinin sınırlandırılmasıyla birlikte vücut yağ kütlesindeki düşüş ve yağsız vücut kütlesinin korunması protein içeriği yüksek diyet ile bağdaşlaştırılmışrı (29). 18 randomize kontrollü çalışmanın incelendiği bir meta analizde 50 yaş üstü yetişkinlerde kilo verirken yüksek protein tüketiminin yağsız vücut kütlesini korumada daha etkili olduğu görülmüştür (30). Bin kişiden fazla katılımcı içeren 24 çalışmadan oluşan bir meta analiz incelendiğinde, yüksek proteinli diyetler ve standart/normal proteinli diyetler karşılaştırılmıştır. ...

... We are interested in Methods of intervention that will allow "lactose intolerant" individuals to learn that they can consume dairy foods without experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms. 6 Finally, we are working with the dairy and pharmaceutical industries to attempt to develop food products that are well tolerated by the lactose maldigesters. 7 ...

... The average value of yogurt from two interviews was used in this study. To assess exposure to probiotic supplements, text-mined was used to identify keywords for products with prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotic elements in the dietary supplement questionnaire (DSQ) [14]. Participants who consumed yogurt or probiotic supplements were probiotic exposure [15]. ...