Compositions of Foods
The Eating Experience
So the health story is great, but what about the eating experience? Grass-fed beef is famous for being "chewy
Purdue University News -- Eat Meat
Eat meat. That's the dietary advice given by a team of scientists who examined the dietary role of fat in a study that combined nutritional analysis with anthropologic research about the diets of ancient hunter-gatherer societies.
Low-Carb Diet Proven Best for Weight Control
Even though this study used grain-fed meats, it proves that even a little of the low-grain approach works best
The Skinny on Fat
The story on fat from grass-fed livestock is just the opposite of the story regarding the fat from grain-fed livestock
Myths and Facts about Meat Production
The American Meat Institute put together a guide for consumers confused about recent claims made by some activists and media reports
Everything You Think You Know about Food Is Wrong
This is not a scientific article, but a synopsis of a book
No Bull: The Basic Science of Why Grass Fed Beef is Better
Grass-fed beef, because they are not finished on corn full of omega-6 fatty acids, will be better for you than conventionally produced beef
The Late Role of Grains and Legumes in the Human Diet, by Loren Cordain, Ph.D
The foods that humanity originally evolved to eat and those we now eat in modern civilization are in many cases significantly different--yet our basic underlying genetic inheritance remains basically the same as it was before, and has evolved only very slightly since then
Nutritional Composition of Red Meat
Raw red muscle meat contains around 20-25 g protein/100 g
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