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nutritional facts
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A healthy diet should consist of roughly one to four times more omega-6 than omega-3 fatty acids.[1] On average, the omega-6:3 ratio for grass-fed cattle is 2:1, while the ratio for grain-fed cattle is 9:1.[1] Human beings evolved on a diet with an omega-6:3 fatty acid ratio of approximately 1:1, whereas the ratio in today’s Western diets is around 20:1 or higher.[2] This indicates an excess of omega-6 fatty acids and a deficiency in omega-3 fatty acids. Increased consumption of omega-3 fatty acids is known to decrease the risks of inflammation and cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases; research has found that a ratio of 2.5:1 reduced cancer cell proliferation.[3]
References
1. Daley, C.A., A. Abbott, P.S. Doyle, G.A. Nader, and S. Larson. 2010. A review of fatty acid profiles and antioxidant content in grass-fed and grain-fed beef. Nutrition journal. 9:10. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20219103 (accessed April 2019).
2. Simopoulos, A.P. 2016. An Increase in the Omega-6/Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio Increases the Risk for Obesity. Nutrients. 8:128. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26950145 (accessed April 2019).
3. Simopoulos, A.P. 2008. The Importance of the Omega-6/Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio in Cardiovascular Disease and Other Chronic Diseases. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 233:674–88. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18408140 (accessed April 2019).
