date:Feb 17, 2013
ation and reduce diabetes in cattle. Research showed that omega-3 levels dramatically increased in the cattle as more flaxseed was introduced into their diet.
Keeping the omega-3s from becoming saturated fats in cattle's digestive system is a challenge, however. Microorganisms in the rumen the largest chamber in the cow's stomach modify most of the ingested fats and turn them into saturated fats.
This causes ground beef to have low levels of omega-3s. Christian Alvarado Gilis, a doctoral can