Organic Milk Is Healthier For People And The Planet, Any Time Of Year

Researchers in the United Kingdom found that organic supermarket milk is far higher in beneficial fatty acids than conventional, non-organic milk, and has between 30-50 percent less saturated fat. And while conventional milk shows seasonal and weather-related variability in both saturated fat and fatty acid content, organic milk shows no such effects: beneficial fatty acids like CLA and omega-3 are higher year-round. Researchers also uncovered a link between milk quality and climate change: wetter, cooler summers result in nutritionally-impoverished conventional milk.