Pasture-raised beef is significantly lower in total fat, often ¼ the total fat as that found in grain-fed animals. In fact, grass-fed beef can be as low in fat as a skinless chicken breast.

Research shows that lean beef actually lowers "bad" cholesterol.

Grass-fed beef has fewer calories. If you eat the average amount of beef each year (66.5 lbs), you will reduce your calorie count by over 17,000 calories.

Omega-3 fatty acids are two to four times higher in grass-fed beef. Remarkably, people who have ample amounts of Omega-3’s in their diet are 50 percent less likely to suffer a heart attack.

3 to 5 times higher Conjugated Linoleic Acids (CLA’s). CLA’s may be one of our most potent defenses against cancer. In laboratory animals, a very small percentage of CLA — a mere 0.1 percent of total calories — greatly reduced tumor growth.

Vitamin E is four times higher in pasture-fed beef than in feedlot beef. Vitamin E is linked to a lower risk of heart disease and cancer.