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Sheldon
 
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dwacon wrote:
> I was watching that documentary on hamburgers that was on cable last night.
> This guy from Texas was saying that if cows eat only grass, their fat is
> yellow and yellow fat won't stick to your arteries. It is corn fed cows
> that produce white fat which will kill you.
>
> Is this guy full of it or is he onto something?


Yes, definitely full of shit, or you don't hear well. Beef fat color
is mainly indicative of animal age... has very, very little to do with
feed. Veal typically has the whitest fat.

Sheldon