National Pork Board May 13 2025 A newly published clinical feeding study out of South Dakota State University suggests that lean pork can play a central role in plant-forward dietary patterns for aging adults, offering high-quality protein, broad acceptability and alignment with current dietary guidance. The PRODMED study, an 18-week crossover randomized controlled trial published in Current Developments in Nutrition , compared diets centered on lean pork to those built around plant proteins (