Dakota Farms Beef
GRASS-FED BEEF IS A PERFECT 10
Grass-fed beef is better for humans' health than grain-fed beef in ten different ways, according to the most comprehensive analysis to date. The 2009 study was a joint effort between the USDA and researchers at
Clemson University in South Carolina. Compared with grain-fed beef,
grass-fed beef was:
1) Lower in total fat
2) Higher in beta-carotene
3) Higher in vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
4) Higher in the B-vitamins thiamin and riboflavin
5) Higher in the minerals calcium, magnesium, and potassium
6) Higher in total omega-3s
7) A healthier ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids (1.65 vs 4.84)
8) Higher in CLA (cis-9 trans-11), a potential cancer fighter
9) Higher in vaccenic acid (which can be transformed into CLA)
10) Lower in the saturated fats linked with heart disease
Why Grass-fed? Simple: Your family's health
WHAT IS IN GRASS-FED BEEF? HEALTHY OMEGA-3 FATS
Eating moderate amounts of grass-fed meat for only 4 weeks will give you healthier levels of essential fats, according to a 2011 study in the British Journal of Nutrition.
The British research showed that healthy volunteers who ate grass-fed meat increased their blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids and decreased their level of pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids. These changes are linked with a lower risk of a host of disorders, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, depression, and inflammatory disease.
Interestingly, volunteers who consumed conventional, grain-fed meat ended up with lower levels of omega-3s and higher levels of omega-6s than they had at the beginning of the study, suggesting that eating conventional meat had been detrimental to their health.
British Journal of Nutrition (2011) "Red meat from animals offered a grass diet increases plasma and platelet N-3 PUFA in healthy consumers." Volume 105, pages 80-89.
WHAT'S NOT IN GRASS-FED BEEF? GARBAGE AND CANDY
In factory farms, animals are switched to an unnatural diet based on corn and soy. But corn and soy are not the only ingredients in their “balanced rations.” Many large-scale dairy farmers and feedlot operators save money by feeding the cows “byproduct feedstuffs” as well.
In general, this means waste products from the manufacture of human food. In particular, it can mean sterilized city garbage, candy, bubble gum, floor sweepings from plants that manufacture animal food, bakery, potato wastes or a scientific blend of pasta and candy.
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