A small study published found that white meat chicken increased the levels of LDL "bad" cholesterol in the same way that red meat does.
there were a number of limitations to this study: "The size of the study, 113 participants, was small; the duration was short (only 16 weeks); & there was a relatively high participant dropout rate."
Yes, you read that right. You could be eating chicken that's contaminated with bacteria. 97% of the chicken breasts
tested by Consumer Reports harbored bacteria—and it's even possible that this bacteria is making you sick. The 2014 study analyzed more than 300 raw chicken breasts purchased from grocery stores
all over the United States. And the bacteria that was found in the majority of the chicken breasts was troubling, to say the least.
A study from Loma Linda University uncovered that there's a correlation between diet type and weight, specifically finding that vegetarians have a lower body mass index
(BMI) than meat-eaters do. The participants in the study that followed a non-vegetarian diet ended up consuming higher amounts of saturated fat, trans fat, arachidonic,
and docosahexaenoic fatty acids and lower amounts of plant proteins, fiber, beta carotene, and magnesium compared to those following a vegetarian diet.
Retail chicken with a particular strain of E. coli has been shown to lead to a wide range of infections,including UTIs,according to a study published
in the American Society for Microbiology's journal mBio. The longitudinal study was one year long, during which researchers analyzed retail chicken,turkey, & pork purchased from major grocery chains.
So, it's important to look for chicken "raised without antibiotics" in the meat section to ensure you don't run any risks of developing diseases.