Nutrition, Vision, and Cognition in Sport Study: Beef

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cognitive Change, Nutrient Deficiency, Nutritional Anemia, Visual Spatial Processing, Diet, Healthy, Diet; Deficiency, Dietary Deficiency, Dietary B12 Deficiency, Dietary Zinc Deficiency, Dietary Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, Dietary Deficiency of Selenium and Vitamin E

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a 30 day beef intervention can improve peak cognitive performance in young, normally menstruating adult women. The control group will consume a daily portion of macronutrient equivalent vegetable source of protein.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04427852

Run by

Texas A&M University

People needed

80

Starts

2020-01-20

Expected to finish

2021-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-09-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18-40 year old female
• Eumenorrheic

You may not qualify if…

• Neuroactive medications such as Ritalin, Adderall, antidepressants etc
• Dietary supplements
• Iron intake above 15mg/day
• Protein intake above 1.5 g/kg/day
• More than 1 mild concussion lifetime or 1 mild concussion within the last 12 months
• History of affective disorder
• Visual impairments uncorrected by glasses
• Amenorrhea or dysmenorrhea
• Currently being treated for anemia
• >3 servings of beef per week
• <20 BMI or BMI >35
• Consume >100mg caffeine/day (>1 cup of coffee or soda)
• <1 hour/week physical activity, >4 hours/week vigorous activity
• Depression score >18 (Beck Depression Inventory)
• <20 Kcal/kg/day

Where it is running

• Texas A&M University — College Station, Texas, United States

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