Grass-fed beef is drawing a lot of attention. Film documentaries promote it,
many local farmers produce it, and an array of local restaurants serve it.
Weve got the message that grass-fed beef is better than its grain-fed
counterpart. But why?
Along with reported benefits to the cow and the environment (a topic for another
day), grass-fed beef may be better for our health. A 2008 study by German and
Canadian researchers analyzed four different types of cattle that were grass-fed
or grain-fed, and concluded that grass-fed meat is clearly superior. More
recently, a 2009 study by the USDA and researchers at Clemson University in
South Carolina compared the two feeding methods and found that grass-fed beef
is.
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