Effects of Replacing Starchy Vegetables and Refined Grains With Beef on Cardio-metabolic Disease Risk Factors (S53)

Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female * 30-69 years old * BMI 25-37 kg/m2 * Total cholesterol \<260 mg/dL * Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol \<190 mg/dL * Glucose \<110 mg/dL * Systolic/diastolic blood pressure \< 140/90 * Body weight stable for 3 months prior (±3 kg) * Stable physical activity regimen 3 months prior * Medication use stable for 6 months prior * Non-smoking * Not drinking more than 2 alcoholic drinks per day * Non-diabetic * Not lactose-intolerant * Not acutely ill * Non-pregnant and not lactating. * Participants must be willing and able to consume the prescribed diets (lacto-ovo vegetarian and omnivorous). Exclusion Criteria: * \<30 or \>69 years old * BMI \<25.0 or \>37 kg/m2 * Fasting serum total cholesterol \> 260 mg/dL * Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol \>189 mg/dL * Glucose \>110 mg/dL * Systolic/diastolic blood pressure \> 140/90 * Body weight stable for \<3 months prior (±3 kg) * Stable physical activity regimen \< 3 months prior * Medication use unstable for 6 months prior and using medications * Smoking * Drinking more than 2 alcoholic drinks per day * Diabetic * Have renal failure * Have liver failure * Have cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction or stroke) during the 6 months prior to the study * Pregnant or lactating