The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt - Natalia Fanelli: Protein Quality Research | Ep. 120
May 23, 2024
In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Natalia Fanelli, a PhD student at the University of Illinois, shares her innovative research on using pigs as a model for human nutrition studies. Natalia discusses the significance of amino acid scores in evaluating protein quality in human foods, using exciting examples like comparing traditional and plant-based burgers. Don't miss out on this fascinating discussion—tune in on all major platforms.
What will you learn:
- Pigs as models
- Burger study results
- Understanding DIAAS
- The additive nature of DIAAS
- Future research plans
Meet the guest:
Natalia Fanelli is a Master's student in Nutrition Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. With extensive research experience in protein quality and amino acid digestibility using pigs as a model, Natalia's work bridges animal and human nutrition. Fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, she is now pursuing her PhD.
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