NEW STUDY FINDS CLEAR NUTRITIONAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ORGANIC and NON-ORGANIC MEAT
A new study published today, 16 February 2016, in the British Journal of Nutrition shows organic meat and milk contain around 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than non-organic. It also revealed that organic meat had slightly lower concentrations of two saturated fats linked to heart disease. The study is the largest systematic review of its kind and led by Newcastle University and an international team of experts. The difference in Omega 3 is because organic animals eat a more natural grass-based diet. Omega 3 is an essential fatty acid - the body cannot make it from scratch but