Traverse Science

We have partnered with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association to investigate the relationship between lean meat intake and growth, body composition, and risk of obesity. Does the relationship change as we age? Does leanness of the meat matter? What's the impact on body weight if lean meat is consumed as pork, beef, or chicken? These are some of the questions we want to answer in our newest systematic review and meta-analysis, recently registered on PROSPERO. We will be taking a page out of the USDA's book and adapting their "Nutrition Evidence Systematic Review" (NESR) protocols for other foods on the same topic. The aim is to replicate the same methods the USDA uses to arrive at a similar conclusion they would, if they were reviewing this topic (they aren't). Read the registration here: https://lnkd.in/gYtZhWqg Thank you to Shalene McNeill, PhD, RD and Clara Lau, PhD for the financial support, and to Jennifer Peregoy, PhD, MPH who is leading the effort!

We have partnered with the WORLD SUGAR RESEARCH ORGANISATION LIMITED to investigate the relationship between free sugars in solid/liquid forms and metabolic health. We are especially excited to be working with Laura Chiavaroli and John Sievenpiper, MD, PhD, FRCPC on this secondary meta-analysis entitled: "Liquid and solid sources of free and added sugars, a secondary analysis of the 2022 EFSA report on the tolerable upper intake level for dietary sugars". We hope our work sheds light on the potentially differential effects of consuming sugars from liquids and foods on metabolic health. Cheers to Jennifer Peregoy, PhD, MPH for recently joining our team and pushing this forward! Rosalind Miller, PhD See the registration here and stay tuned for results: https://osf.io/tjg7r

Meet our new distinguished epidemiologist! We are thrilled to have her join the team to enhance our capabilities and services. Dr. Jennifer Peregoy, PhD, MPH is a public health nutrition specialist with advanced training and applied experience in infectious disease epidemiology and global health practice. She has spent much of her career focused on enhancing public health in low-resource settings, including Eswatini, Mozambique, Rwanda, and El Salvador. Jennifer is deeply committed to advancing the field by applying rigorous data analysis and innovative research methods to strengthen the science of nutrition and its impact on public health.

Come and see us at Nutrition 2024 in Chicago June 29-July 2!

Have you viewed our FDA GRAS Notice Inventory Interactive Dashboards lately? We check the FDA's database monthly to update new decisions and new notices. In January 2024, 5 notices received a "No Questions" decision, and 16 new GRAS notices were added. See the details here: https://lnkd.in/gXPMgP-e Make sure to check our interactive dashboards regularly to see the latest updates! https://lnkd.in/gknZcKrp