FIVE IMPORTANT HEALTH BENEFITS OF LAMB MEAT
Because lamb has received much less attention in the research literature than its fellow ruminant meat—namely, beef—we have been unable to find large-scale research studies on humans that analyze lamb intake and its relationship to disease. Another factor involved in the absence of health research on lamb within the U.S. has been the very limited consumption of lamb by U.S. adults (less than one pound per year). When smaller-scale studies of food and health have included lamb, this food has traditionally been lumped together within a category called “red meats,” and the meats examined in these smaller studies have typically come from conventionally fed animals. Because grass-feeding improves the nutritional value of both beef and lamb, and because lambs are smaller ruminants than cows with different physical characteristics, we would expect studies of grass-fed lamb to show unique results and some unique health benefits.
