"Dave Bugg" wrote in message
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A tasty tidbit: Beef brisket is good for you

A&M scientists say corn-fed cattle yield meat that's high in healthy fat

Texas A&M University scientists Tuesday gave a big thumbs up to barbecued
beef brisket, saying the mainstay of he-man Texas cuisine is loaded with
the same type of healthy fat found in olive or canola oil.

The high level of monosaturated fat found in brisket - up to 50 percent -
comes from feeding cattle corn in a feedlot setting, AgriLife meat
scientist Stephen Smith said. The more corn a steer eats, the higher the
percentage of the good fat.

Now I'm confused. Grass fed was supposed to have more "good fat", and corn
feeding was supposed to decrease the "good fat" and increase the "bad fat".
So now corn feeding increases the "good fat" in brisket? What about the
rest of the animal? Or does this just pertain to certain breeds, where corn
feeding makes the entire animal's fat content better? I didn't find the
article at all clear.