Hello,
I just thought it’s time to speak of the health aspect of eating venison (and other wild game). I know it may seem boring. And many of you, I’m sure, realize just how healthy venison is. But I for one am getting sick of watching so many healthy-appearing middle aged folks grab their chests and conk over from a heart attack! It just doesn’t need to happen! Venison is such a great meat and these facts beg to be mentioned:
Do you realize that venison is great for your heart? Venison has a super high ratio of Omega-3 fats compared to Omega-6’s (For simplicity sake: Omega-3’s raise your GOOD cholesterol levels, thin your blood and protect your heart, while too much Omega-6’s do the exact opposite -- Omega-6’s also raise your BAD cholesterol levels.) The vast majority of beef and nearly all other domestic meat has lots of Omega-6’s and very little Omega-3!
Venison is 2-3 times lower in saturated fat than is a comparable cut and portion of domestic beef! (And the fat venison does have is laced with heart-healthy Omega-3’s, not Omega-6’s!)
Venison is much lower in toxic residue than is most domestic meat (most domestic sources are given antibiotics and other treatments to keep them healthy. Such toxin biomagnifies -- increases exponentially in intensity and concentration-- in the fat of the meat). While Iowa whitetails would likely only pick up trace amounts, via accidental ingestion from various herbicides and pesticides on grain sources, and far less would bioaccumulate because of the much lower body fat of deer than of cow (99.9% of cattle would also get these trace amounts, since they are grain fed before slaughter).
Of course, venison is also a super source of protein and complex B vitamins. So is beef.
The cholesterol in venison is mostly the good kind (HDL) that thins your blood: in beef it’s mostly the bad kind (LDL) that sticks to artery walls! (More Omega-3’s vs. more Omega-6’s).
Hey, I just wanted to post this because I hear so little about it. I’m not trying to shun beef (though we’ve never purchased any for our freezer) and farmers are some of the greatest hardest working people I know. (And, yes, I eat beef and other domestic meats at restaurants on occasion). I needed to use a popular red-meat for comparison. You can see from this -- or prove to yourself by reading elsewhere -- that venison is such a great meat choice. Why in the world aren’t more hunters bragging up the health issues of hunting and the wild game they eat? I sure enjoy hanging antlers on the wall but I enjoy eating venison and being healthy way more!
I’m no fool, no sir’e, I wanna’ live ‘till I’m a 103. Okay, that’s a little corny, I know -- and now you know that I spend a lot of time playing with my 3.5 year old son (I love it!)
Any thoughts?
Raven
The greatest mistake a man can make is to sacrifice health for any other advantage. Arthur Schopenhauer
I just thought it’s time to speak of the health aspect of eating venison (and other wild game). I know it may seem boring. And many of you, I’m sure, realize just how healthy venison is. But I for one am getting sick of watching so many healthy-appearing middle aged folks grab their chests and conk over from a heart attack! It just doesn’t need to happen! Venison is such a great meat and these facts beg to be mentioned:
Do you realize that venison is great for your heart? Venison has a super high ratio of Omega-3 fats compared to Omega-6’s (For simplicity sake: Omega-3’s raise your GOOD cholesterol levels, thin your blood and protect your heart, while too much Omega-6’s do the exact opposite -- Omega-6’s also raise your BAD cholesterol levels.) The vast majority of beef and nearly all other domestic meat has lots of Omega-6’s and very little Omega-3!
Venison is 2-3 times lower in saturated fat than is a comparable cut and portion of domestic beef! (And the fat venison does have is laced with heart-healthy Omega-3’s, not Omega-6’s!)
Venison is much lower in toxic residue than is most domestic meat (most domestic sources are given antibiotics and other treatments to keep them healthy. Such toxin biomagnifies -- increases exponentially in intensity and concentration-- in the fat of the meat). While Iowa whitetails would likely only pick up trace amounts, via accidental ingestion from various herbicides and pesticides on grain sources, and far less would bioaccumulate because of the much lower body fat of deer than of cow (99.9% of cattle would also get these trace amounts, since they are grain fed before slaughter).
Of course, venison is also a super source of protein and complex B vitamins. So is beef.
The cholesterol in venison is mostly the good kind (HDL) that thins your blood: in beef it’s mostly the bad kind (LDL) that sticks to artery walls! (More Omega-3’s vs. more Omega-6’s).
Hey, I just wanted to post this because I hear so little about it. I’m not trying to shun beef (though we’ve never purchased any for our freezer) and farmers are some of the greatest hardest working people I know. (And, yes, I eat beef and other domestic meats at restaurants on occasion). I needed to use a popular red-meat for comparison. You can see from this -- or prove to yourself by reading elsewhere -- that venison is such a great meat choice. Why in the world aren’t more hunters bragging up the health issues of hunting and the wild game they eat? I sure enjoy hanging antlers on the wall but I enjoy eating venison and being healthy way more!
I’m no fool, no sir’e, I wanna’ live ‘till I’m a 103. Okay, that’s a little corny, I know -- and now you know that I spend a lot of time playing with my 3.5 year old son (I love it!)
Any thoughts?
Raven
The greatest mistake a man can make is to sacrifice health for any other advantage. Arthur Schopenhauer