Is grass-fed beef included in the recommended limit on red meat consumption?
Q: Can you explain how to check the vitamin A content information on food and supplement labels against recommended amounts, since they seem to be listed in different units? Q: Is it true that coffee blocks calcium absorption? Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN American Institute for Cancer Research Q: Is grass-fed beef included in the recommended limit on red meat consumption? A: Yes. The most recent recommendations based on a research-grounded, peer-reviewed report on how diet can influence cancer risk advise no more than 18 ounces per week of red meat. That includes beef, pork, lamb and goat. Nutrient content of grass-fed beef does differ in several ways from grain-fed beef: It tends to be lower in saturated fat and slightly higher in omega-3 fat and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), the latter two both considered healthy types of fat. Content of some vitamins and minerals differ, and interesting discussion is underway about possible environmental differences. The population studies that form
