Between chicken and meat, what is the preference? – By Dr harold Gunatillake
Website: www.Doctorharold.com
Much of the pro-vegetarian research out there will try to convince you that humans are natural herbivores, that we’re not meant to eat meat. In reality, our digestive characteristics show we’re omnivorous, according to a talk for the Vegetarian Research Group by John McArdle. Most Sri Lankans other than vegetarians and vegans eat chicken or red meat once or twice a week with rice and curry. In Sri Lanka, people eat more chicken than beef or mutton due to the price difference.
So, the question is how often should you eat chicken? Can you eat chicken every day without affecting your health? Grilled or baked chicken throughout the week is the suggested way to prepare chicken. You can make simple, healthy chicken dinners, served as a curry, and enjoy them with your rice or bread.
People feel good serving chicken to their families compared to other protein sources, including plant-based proteins. Chicken is a good value and more affordable than most other meat.
Chicken can play an important nutritional role for your family because it has health benefits across the entire life and health span (pregnant women, children, and the elderly). The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) Healthy U.S.-Style Eating Pattern recommends the average person eat 26 ounces of poultry (including chicken) per week. Per day, this would be roughly the same as eating 3.5 ounces of chicken breast. One 3.5-ounce serving of roasted boneless, skinless chicken breast is lean poultry as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
This is because it contains less than 10 grams of fat, 4.5 grams or less of saturated fat, and less. Does
eating chicken impact cholesterol levels or the risk of heart disease?
The current scientific evidence does not support the commonly held, but misinformed belief that cholesterol from the diet increases the risk of heart disease in healthy individuals. Many studies have found that including lean chicken as part of your eating pattern can lead to a reduction in “bad” LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol, as well as less risk of heart disease.
When you consider the nutritional value of chicken, Chicken has just as much protein as beef and pork without all the fat and calories. One 268-calorie breast has 33 grams of protein to support your bones, muscles, skin, blood, and immune system. It also has almost 10% of the magnesium you need every day, plus iron to carry oxygen to your cells. Bonus: Chicken has high levels of tryptophan, an essential amino acid that makes moodboosting serotonin.
Beef has a few nutritious advantages over chicken, as it contains more iron and zinc. These substances are essential for our immune systems and brain development. However, chicken is much better for your cardiovascular health, because it has less cholesterol and saturated fat than beef.
In general, red meats (such as beef, pork, and lamb) have more saturated fat than skinless chicken, fish, and plant proteins. Saturated fats in meat can raise your blood cholesterol and may increase your risk of heart disease. If you eat poultry, pork, beef, or other meats, choose lean meat, skinless poultry, and unprocessed forms.
Skinless chicken breast has less saturated fat. So, chicken meat can be preferred over red meat if you are conscious about your fat intake.
Beef, lamb, and pork are all high in saturated fat. Even lean cuts of beef contain 4.5 grams of saturated per 100-gram serving. But most of the fat in chicken skin is healthy, unsaturated fat—and cooking with the skin keeps the chicken flavorful and moist, so you don’t need to add as much salt or spices. So, in cooking chicken, you should throw away the naturally flavored skin.
If you have heart disease, chicken is preferred to red meats. Red meat comes from non-fowl mammals and is named such because it is red when raw.
Beef, pork, lamb, venison, and boar are examples of red meat. Chicken, turkey, and other meats from fowl (birds) are white meat because these are white after being cooked. Red meat and heart disease
Several observational studies show that red meat is associated with a greater risk of death, including heart disease.
One study of 43,272 males showed that consuming a higher amount of red meat — including both processed and unprocessed varieties — was associated with a higher risk of heart disease Furthermore, the same study concluded that substituting red meat with plant-based proteins such as legumes, nuts, or soy could possibly reduce the risk of developing heart disease.
Perfectly healthy diets are possible with both animal and plant proteins as well as an abundance of other plant-based foods. Chicken also has a role within the context of a lowfat eating plan or in a cholesterol-lowering diet. For example, the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet emphasizes chicken, and fish, and includes nuts and low-fat dairy products, alongside high amounts of fruits and vegetables.
Can a well-planned vegetarian diet meet nutritional needs during all stages of life? Some nutrients, such as protein, iron, calcium, zinc, vitamin B12, and vitamin D can be harder to obtain from some types of vegetarian diets.
With good planning and an understanding of what makes up a healthy, balanced vegan diet, you can get all the nutrients your body needs. If you do not plan your diet properly, you could miss out on essential nutrients, such as calcium, iron, vitamin B12, iodine, and selenium.
Some nutrients are found in smaller amounts in vegetarian sources or are less easily absorbed by the body than those in meat or fish Many doctors, dieticians, and other health professionals advocate for a plant-based diet.
In part, this is because of the health risks associated with animal products. There is an increasing body of evidence that links meat consumption—particularly that of red and processed meats—with chronic illness.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), eating 50 grams of processed meat per day—four strips of bacon or a single hot dog—can increase the risk of colorectal cancer by up to 18 percent. Diabetes, liver disease, cardiovascular diseases, and colon cancer are all linked to eating meat.
“Regular intake of plant-based foods, so vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and these plantbased proteins can have positive effects on health,” So, viewers, I have given the pros and cons of eating animal flesh such as chicken and other red meat, but the consensus of opinion today is that well-planned plant-based diets consumed with exercise regimes are the best for your health and longevity.
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