But What Did the Cow Have for Lunch? - From New York Times

[Guest guest]

I thought you might be interested that the New York Times had an article on

a topic dear to our hearts. (See below) If you want to see the whole article

check your

library or go to:

http://www.nytimes.com/

and do a search for Paleolithic. Unfortunately they want money to see the

whole article. I'm way behind on reading this list, so I apologize if

someone has already pointed this out.

Peace,

Kris , gardening in northwest Ohio

HEALTH & FITNESS | February 19, 2002, Tuesday

VITAL SIGNS: NUTRITION; But What Did the Cow Have for Lunch?

By JOHN O'NEIL (NYT) 272 words

Late Edition - Final, Section F, Page 8, Column 4

LEAD PARAGRAPH - Maybe the problem in the modern diet isn't the amount of

meat we eat, but the diet of the animals whose meat we're eating, according

to two studies based on research comparing current diets with those of

Paleolithic man.

Wild animals not only have less total fat than livestock fed on grain, but

more of their fat is of a kind (omega-3) thought to be good for cardiac

health, and less of a kind (omega-6) that promotes heart disease, said the

studies, published in the March issue of The European Journal of Clinical

Nutrition. Many of the same benefits were found in grass-fed livestock, also

known as free range.