Not to mention you can taste the difference. DO YOU DRINK MILK? If so, it’s a good idea to switch out the conventional milk for milk from organic grass-fed cows. Organic milk really is better for you says study author Charles Benbrook, a research professor at the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at Washington State University. The WSU researchers tested nearly 400 samples of organic and conventional milk over 18 months. “There’s really no debate around the world - when you feed dairy cows more grass, you improve the fatty acid profile of milk. You also increase the protein level,” Benbrook says. On the other hand, cows fed a corn-based diet produce milk that’s higher in omega-6 fatty acids. Add that conventional cows are fed pesticide-laden GMO grains and pumped up with hormones and antibiotics - that just cant be good. READ MORE: nbcnews/health/yep-organic-milk-really-better-you-regular-milk-2D11712970
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 03:33:44 +0000
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