Twenty health influencers learn about latest research suggesting patients consume moderate amount of protein at each meal.

October 23, 2019

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Beef Checkoff hosts New York physicians

The Beef Checkoff recently hosted an engaging dinner seminar for influential health professionals practicing in the metropolitan area of Buffalo, N.Y. The evening event was hosted at The Buffalo Club in mid-September, where 20 health influencers attended and gained valuable information from researcher Dr. Douglas Paddon-Jones through his presentation titled “Protein & Healthy Aging: Is It Time to Rethink Current Recommendations?” Attendees included a mixed group of registered nurses and physicians practicing internal, family and rehab medicine, neurology and urology, along with additional health professional staff.

This event was made possible by the Iowa Beef Industry Council (IBIC) through funding to the checkoff’s Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative Program and with assistance from the New York Beef Council.

The evening began with a welcome from checkoff and beef council staff, which led to sharing the latest research suggesting that patients consume a moderate amount of protein at three meals each day to support healthy aging, positively influencing muscle growth, muscle repair and weight management.

Paddon-Jones reviewed the evidence and offered insights on muscle strength and healthy aging. As a professor of nutrition and metabolism at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Paddon-Jones has extensive background and history in researching the positive effects lean beef has on muscle protein synthesis. He is a recipient of the Vernon R. Young International Award for Amino Acid Research and has published numerous papers on exercise, nutrition, the sarcopenia of aging and the physiology of physical activity.

After enjoying a beef dinner, attendees engaged in a roundtable discussion to address their questions about current protein recommendations and how to combat sarcopenia in their patients.

Dr. Andrew Ang, geriatric and internal medicine physician, thanked the groups for hosting the event and said, "The session was very helpful and provided me with useful information to help my patients who ask about plant-based diets. I did not realize meat had such nutritional value.”

IBIC said the event served as a great opportunity to engage with a group of influential health professionals who have the advantage of advocating for beef in their patients’ diets. Staff were able to share nutrition research about the importance of beef in a healthy dietary pattern.

“It was refreshing to see how engaged the physicians were with the content and speaker,” IBIC director of nutrition and health Rochelle Gilman said. “This event is a great example of why investing checkoff dollars through health professional outreach in highly populated cities and states helps to increase the knowledge of beef’s nutrition and role in healthy diets.”

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