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Smith and his colleagues have concluded that the brisket is "the most healthful area of the carcass."
Quick
fat lesson: Monounsaturated fat is the best kind of fat for you.
Besides olive oil, it's found in nuts, avocados and a host of other
good foods. But most red meat contains saturated fat that, according
to the American Heart Association, is the "main dietary cause of high blood cholesterol."
Before
there's a big run on brisket: The research showed that these good fats
are only in steers that ate a corn-based diet. The longer the cow ate
corn, the more oleic acid that was found in the cow's bones. The oleic acid didn't show
up in grass- or hay-fed cows.
Brisket is best identified with
Texas barbecue, but the Midwest puts it to good use. Along with
porks, ribs and chicken, brisket is one of the four main meat
categories of the Kansas City Barbecue Society.
The brisket may not be healthy in the truest sense, but for people worried about cholesterol levels, it's nice to know that a sandwich or two won't shoot cholesterol sky-high.
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instead of certain foods, I think moderation is most key. I don't care how healthy brisket is, if you eat it two times a day you're going to have health problems. Same for any food.
That said, I would give my body to science and let them test the barbecue-twice-a-day theory on me. But alas I don't know how the hell you get into that field either.
Who knows what to believe anymore? There is a new study to contradict the old study every day. I can only go by personal experience: my cholesterol and weight are better now with a diet HIGHER in meat and lower in processed food/refined carbs than vice versa.
In other words, I believe crap is the culprit. Hmm...maybe we should call Alan Scherstuhl about this...
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