Grass-fed perhaps not as healthy as thought: study
By Tom Johnston

Grass-fed beef may not be as healthful as some believe, according to a study conducted at Texas A&M University's AgriLife Research center.

Dr. Stephen Smith, one of the facility's meat scientists, and a team of researchers have discovered that ground beef from grass-fed cattle had no beneficial effects on plasma lipid.

However, high monounsaturated fat ground beef from grain-fed cattle increased HDL cholesterol, increased LDL particle diameters and decreased insulin, indicating that ground beef from grain-fed cattle is "a healthful, high-quality source of protein," he said. Click here to read more.

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