A Bit About Natural Trans Fat
You may notice when reading labels that there is a small amount of natural trans fats in beef. Natural trans fats in Canadian beef are different from the manufactured trans fats found in processed foods like cookies and salty snacks.
Chew on This!
The fat in Canadian ground beef is made up of a variety of types of fatty acids. Almost half of the fat in ground beef is monounsaturated – the type of fat found in olive oil that increases “good” blood cholesterol.
Research is finding that natural trans fats does not appear to be associated with health problems.1 In fact, the small amount of trans fats in Canadian beef may even be beneficial. For example, CLA (a type of trans fat) has been shown to fight cancer cells.2,3 This research, while in its early stages, is promising.
For more information, download the factsheet Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Cancer. Also, visit the CLA Network and download the brochure Natural Power.