A food supplement that could prevent the development of diabetes and atherosclerosis

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The health benefits of cutting down on dietary saturated fatty acids and including higher levels of unsaturated fatty acids are well documented. Nutritional research is focusing on the effects of incorporating these healthier fatty acids, such as conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), into animal and human diets. CLA is present in dairy products and meat from ruminants and in very low amounts in our bodies.

Cows grazing (courtesy of Teagasc)

Health benefits of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)
Dr Helen Roche, a senior lecturer in molecular nutrition in Trinity College Dublin, has been studying CLA and its bio. . .

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Interesting.  Now, the article mentions 'ruminants', but is there a difference between say range feed beef and corn-fed or fattened cattle from a stockyard?  I much prefer wild game, e.g. deer, elk or moose.


I was also struck by the term 'nutraceutical'.   

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I think the term 'neutraceutical' is the key, frankly.  It seems to me that it would be just as easy to tell people to eat red meat as a part of a balanced diet... however pharmaceutical companies wouldn't capitalize on that.

I suppose as well that this could fool a number of vegetarians into believing they were getting this supplement without it being an animal product (how many animal products come in the form of a pill?)

I'm with you on the matter of deer and moose.  I'm not sure about the US, but in Canada, elk meat comes mainly from domestic livestock now, so isn't really so much different than beef.