date:Dec 11, 2013
Organic milk contains significantly higher concentrations of heart-healthy fatty acids compared to milk from cows on conventionally managed dairy farms, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Washington State University researchers tested nearly 400 samples of U.S. organic and conventional milk over an 18-month period.
Conventional milk had an average omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratio of 5.8, more than twice that of organic milks ratio of 2.3. The researchers say the hea