Grass fed meat has the richest known source of CLA. CLA is another type of good fat, called ‘conjugated linoleic acid’.
Pasture raised (grass-fed) cattle and sheep contains 3 to 5 times more CLA than factory or grain fed cattle and sheep. The most marbled steak from a grass-fed animal will have the most CLA. CLA is stored in fat cells.
One of our strongest cancer defenses may be CLA. In a Finnish study, women who had the highest levels of CLA in their diet, had a 60 percent lower risk of breast cancer than those with the lowest levels. Switching from grain-fed to grassfed meat and dairy products places women in this lowest risk category.
Researcher Tilak Dhiman from Utah State University estimates that you may be able to lower your risk of cancer simply by eating the following grassfed products each day: one glass of whole milk, one ounce of cheese, and one serving of meat. You would have to eat five times that amount of grain-fed meat and dairy products to get the same level of protection. Source: Eat Wild





