On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, siobhan wrote:

>   Further, meat that is grain-fed (the majority of meat sold in the U.S.)
> will also trigger an insulin response in most people.

All meat triggers an insulin response, with certain amino acids
and certain fatty acids provoking a greater insulin response than
others.  It would be nice if someone would compare the insulin
response to grain-fed meat to pasture-fed meat.  To my knowledge,
this hasn't been done.

> When animals are fed what is
> natural for them to eat, or are allowed to naturally forage, saturated fats
> are much lower (10% and less); hence, palmitic acid is lower, while
> monounsaturated fats are higher.

This sounds right to me, although it would be nice to have some
hard data.

Todd Moody
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