Inclusion Criteria:
* You are 18-50 years old
* BMI is between 18.5-35.0 kg/m2 - this BMI requirement is due to our research aims.
* You are not pregnant or expecting to become pregnant (females only).
* You are not postmenopausal (females only).
* You have not been diagnosed with a cardiometabolic condition (e.g., cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes)
* You have not been diagnosed with a chronic inflammatory condition (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease).
* You do not regularly take anti-inflammatory drugs (more than 2x week) or are able to temporarily suspend use of anti-inflammatory drugs.
* You do not use lipid-lowering drugs (e.g., statins), glucose-lowering drugs (e.g., metformin) tobacco products, or any illicit drugs.
* You do not have a pacemaker.
* You do not have dietary restrictions prohibiting you from eating the provided meal (e.g., food allergies/intolerance to beef or sweet potato).
* You have not used antibiotics or probiotics in the last month (probiotic containing foods like yogurt are allowed).
* You do not use weight-loss medications (e.g., Ozempic, Wegovy)
* You have not had any surgery that alters the stomach/gastrointestinal tract (e.g., gastric sleeve, gastric bypass).
Exclusion Criteria:
* You are not 18-50 years old.
* Your BMI is \<18.5 or \> 35.0 kg/m2 - this BMI requirement is due to our research aims
* You are pregnant or expecting to become pregnant (females only).
* You are postmenopausal (females only).
* You have been diagnosed with a cardiometabolic condition (e.g., cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes)
* You have been diagnosed with a chronic inflammatory condition (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease).
* You regularly take anti-inflammatory drugs (more than 2x week) or are unable to temporarily suspend use of anti-inflammatory drugs.
* You use lipid-lowering drugs (e.g., statins), glucose-lowering drugs (e.g., metformin) tobacco products, or any illicit drugs
* You have a pacemaker.
* You do have dietary restrictions prohibiting you from eating the provided meal (e.g., food allergies/intolerance to beef or sweet potato).
* You have used antibiotics or probiotics in the last month.
* You use weight-loss medications (e.g., Ozempic, Wegovy).
* You have had a surgery that alters the stomach/gastrointestinal tract (e.g., gastric sleeve, gastric bypass).
