Let Us Elaborate on Why Grass-Fed Beef Is Better.

Read these scientific papers for the real detail:

Excerpts from other research:

• Lower in Saturated Fat and Total Fat  (J Anim Sci 80, no. 5 (2002): 1202-11)
• Research indicates that lean beef can actually help lower LDL Cholesterol
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• Can contain up to 2 to 4 times the Omega-3 compared to grain fed beef.    People who eat diets high in Omega-3 are less likely to develop high blood pressure and 50% less likely to suffer a heart attack (JAMA 274(17): 1363-1367). Research also indicates Omega-3 consumption can help to reduce the risk of cancer, improve brain function, and reduce the risk of dementia.
• Can have Omega-3 to Omega-6 ratios of 1:1 to 1:4.  The American Medical Association recommends that our diets have an Omega-3:Omega-6 ratio of 1:4 or less (University of Maryland Medicine, 2000 – http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsSupplements/).  The typical American diet contains a ratio of 1:20 or greater.  Grass Fed beef can be a delicious way to improve that daily ratio.  Every day that an animal spends in a feedlot and not on green pasture, it’s Omega-3 level is diminished (J. Anim. Sci. 71:2079-88).
• Can contain 3 to 5 times more CLA than animals fed conventional grain diets (J. Dairy Sci. 82(10): 2146-56; AG/Beef/2006-03, Utah State University Press).  There are recent studies indicating that CLA may have anticarcinogenic properties (Cancer Lett. 63:125-33), antiatherogenic properties (J. Nutr. 124:2344-49), and decreases body fat in rats (FASEB J. 10:3227).
• Can be 3-4 times higher in the concentration of the natural form of Vitamin E, alpha-tocopherol (Meat Sci. 2002b 60:41-50.).   Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin and is a powerful antioxidant.  It helps block the formation of nitrosamines and boosts the immune system
  (J. Exp. Clin. Cancer Res. 1997, 16:11-14).  
• Can have as much as a 10 fold increase in Beta-Carotene when compared with grain fed beef (Meat Sci. 2005, 70:35-44).  Beta-Carotene is a fat-soluble antioxidant that is converted to Vitamin A by the body, and is important for normal vision, bone growth, reproduction, cell division, and cell differentiation (Pediatr Nurs 1996, 22:377-89).

Grass-fed beef supports an agricultural method that's sustainable and helps restore the prairie. By grazing on naturally occurring grasses, the animals help to promote the growth of indigenous grasses and add nutrients to the soil. And because they spend their lives in open pastures, they are never confined to stressful feedlots or unnatural environments.