Study design
Mycomeat was a single-site, investigator-blind, randomised crossover trial (NCT03944421) among male adults randomised to consume either 240 g/day (uncooked weight) of red and processed meat (Meat) or mycoprotein, as Quorn™ products (Mycoprotein) for a 2-week period. Participants entered a 4-week washout period before swapping over to complete the alternative 2-week study arm (Fig. Mycomeat study design. Mycomeat was an investigator-blind randomised crossover design comprising two study phases (2 weeks) separated by a washout period (4 weeks). During the study phases, participants supplemented habitual diet with either 240 g/day of red and processed meat (Meat), or mycoprotein-based foods (Mycoprotein)