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Most corn is GMO? tabatha Mar 2012 #1
86% according to Wikipedia... Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #2
The most interesting part of this study laundry_queen Mar 2012 #4
Feeding any kind of corn to cows is terrifically unhealthy for the cows. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #6
Ha. I'd say that LIFE is terrifically unhealthy for ze cows. n/t cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #11
Silage is very commonly fed to cows, and they do well with silage as part of the diet FarCenter Mar 2012 #30
Silage is not corn. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #36
Silage is normally made of corn FarCenter Mar 2012 #41
When I was growing up on the farm, sileage was the green part only. Not the corn. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #46
Silage is the whole plant, ears and all FarCenter Mar 2012 #49
This was pre rampant use of anti-biotics. Not one farmer I knew would have fed the cows Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #55
no Kali Mar 2012 #87
Don't cut carbs out -- carbs are terrific for you obamanut2012 Mar 2012 #70
I suppose I should know better here on DU :) laundry_queen Mar 2012 #72
I think you will find that even grass fed beef is "finished" on grains. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #86
depends on the farm/ranch Kali Mar 2012 #88
I lived in an area laundry_queen Mar 2012 #97
of cows ... frazzled Mar 2012 #3
I eat lamb once a week Aerows Mar 2012 #39
Yep, it is pretty much a given that lamb and goat are grass-fed. tabatha Mar 2012 #58
Yes veganlush Mar 2012 #5
If lovin' you is wrooOOoong... I don't wanna be right. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #7
While others say the opposite. Swede Mar 2012 #8
That is not the opposite. ZombieHorde Mar 2012 #12
I disagree. Conservatives throw out red meat all the time and they seem to live forever!! Loudmxr Mar 2012 #9
Don't care, give me a good steak over all those other things anyday. Mr.Turnip Mar 2012 #10
i'm shocked this is the first study to quatify this arely staircase Mar 2012 #13
You could try almond milk. It's delicious and always wins taste tests vs cow milk. nt Liquorice Mar 2012 #61
It is delicious. Too often though, people buy the sugary kind. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #76
tried it, and i like it arely staircase Mar 2012 #79
Might portion control have anything to do with it? The Genealogist Mar 2012 #75
He might like to read "The Omnivores Dilemma" or "In Defense of Food"... Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #77
definitely arely staircase Mar 2012 #78
Yes, but they make that shorter lifespan so much nicer. LadyHawkAZ Mar 2012 #14
Define "too much." aquart Mar 2012 #15
The U.S. govt recommends 5.5 - 6 oz from the meat/beans group daily. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #16
The article claims "half a serving per day" ... surrealAmerican Mar 2012 #21
When I goes, I knows I will be with the lawd, do I don't care 'bout no science stuff. jobycom Mar 2012 #17
I eat very little beef because I don't have arthritis flare ups if I stay away from it. appleannie1 Mar 2012 #18
The bones of most people in their 60s and on don't absorb enough Cal33 Mar 2012 #40
They can take my meat when they pry it from my cold dead hands. nt Recovered Repug Mar 2012 #19
You...I like you. nt Bladian Mar 2012 #54
Probably won't shorten it as much as corn syrup. diane in sf Mar 2012 #20
Got a study for that Goblinmonger Mar 2012 #81
The McFood generation will be the one to reverse the trend toward longer lifespans. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #22
I have realized, and am embarrassed it took so long, that there is anti-nutritionalism as well as RadiationTherapy Mar 2012 #23
All corn-fed meat is unhealthy econoclast Mar 2012 #24
Most of the omega-6 in modern diets would be from vegetable oils FarCenter Mar 2012 #32
The "Omnivores Dilemma is one of my favorite books of all time. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #45
Every day, I get a little closer to going vegan. LanternWaste Mar 2012 #25
Tell that to my 108 year old great-uncle. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #26
The oldest recorded person was a lady in Arles, France. Quantess Mar 2012 #27
Well, I am 73 and have been smoking since I was 16. RebelOne Mar 2012 #42
My dad lived to be 85...eating grease and smoking Pall Mall non-filters. RagAss Mar 2012 #84
I imagine we often hold anecdotal evidence nearer and dearer to us that peer-reviewed analyses... LanternWaste Mar 2012 #34
I'd say it depends a lot on where you live and what kind of food you eat. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #44
Yes, because one anecdotal piece of evidence Goblinmonger Mar 2012 #82
I'd like to see them distinguish between grain-fed and grass-fed beef. trotsky Mar 2012 #28
It's also healthier for the cattle. geardaddy Mar 2012 #29
Exactly. drokhole Mar 2012 #33
That's so cool! Quantess Mar 2012 #48
Joel Salatin is brilliant. drokhole Mar 2012 #68
Salatin AND the eatwild link! Kali Mar 2012 #89
If they are referring to corn fed, shot full of hormones American cattle, then I believe them. Beacool Mar 2012 #31
I stopped eating red meat when I was a teenager and I'm in my 40s now. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #35
I've changed some of my ways Aerows Mar 2012 #37
We have to ban things like pepperoni, salami, and pastrami. Look to NYC to lead the way. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #38
Who or what are you responding to, exactly? sudopod Mar 2012 #62
Born and raised there. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #63
I have not eaten any meat except fish for 15 years. RebelOne Mar 2012 #43
I too am a vegetarian for reasons of compassion. Vattel Mar 2012 #47
dropping the dead flesh is obviously (to me) the most important leap our species needs to make stuntcat Mar 2012 #50
It's sort of hard living with people who complain about others eating meat. Mr.Turnip Mar 2012 #51
oh then you don't deny the conditions, stuntcat Mar 2012 #52
I don't deny it, I just don't really care. Mr.Turnip Mar 2012 #53
I wasn't gonna reply to you again but stuntcat Mar 2012 #56
You can't exactly "phase out" the animals without purging the population. Mr.Turnip Mar 2012 #57
Your post is terrible, in virtually all ways jsmirman Mar 2012 #60
Was this news blurb sponsored by The Olive Garden? Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #59
Thankfully, bacon isn't red meat... SidDithers Mar 2012 #64
If it were up to me The2ndWheel Mar 2012 #65
Woo Hoo!!! Ignorance! Yeah!!! jsmirman Mar 2012 #67
I'm no fan of factory farming The2ndWheel Mar 2012 #71
Meh! HappyMe Mar 2012 #66
I don't eat much red meat. Jennicut Mar 2012 #69
Tom Woods Interviews Gary Taubes on Red Meat Scare Study Swede Mar 2012 #73
I think it's OK though if you put out your cigarette before Old Troop Mar 2012 #74
I never eat red meat sikorsky Mar 2012 #80
I guess if I was rich I'd care about living a long life. RagAss Mar 2012 #83
Right, because all those people on the Atkins diet have dropped dead, right? Odin2005 Mar 2012 #85
You're right. Harvard researchers and science in general be damned. flvegan Mar 2012 #90
Please, please tell him what happened to Atkins, himself jsmirman Mar 2012 #92
He lost weight and lived into his 80s. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #94
Yeah, that would be incorrect jsmirman Mar 2012 #96
I would not call most nutrition to be science. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #95
Bad methodology. iris27 Mar 2012 #91
Yep, people are very bad at describing what they eat and how much. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #93
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