Habitual Pork Consumption Supports Clinically Meaningful Weight Loss, Study Finds

Habitual pork consumption supports clinically meaningful weight loss, study finds

According to a peer-reviewed study published May 29, 2026 in Nutrition & Diabetes, adults with overweight or obesity (mean BMI: 33.6 kg/m²; mean age: 47.7 years) who reported continuing to eat pork while participating in a 6-month digital weight management program lost a clinically significant 5.3% of starting body weight and improved their overall diet quality scores by 4.3 points.

Pork Consumers See Meaningful Weight Loss, Modestly Improved Diets Over Six

A new study is challenging the idea that pork must disappear from the plate when people are trying to lose weight. In a secondary analysis of adults enrolled in a six-month digital weight-management program, participants who continued to report eating pork achieved clinically meaningful weight loss while also improving the overall quality of their diets. […]