Chicken thighs, wings, necks, and internal organs contain a lot of bad cholesterol, and the gizzard contains a lot of bacteria, so you should not eat it.
Doctor Huynh Tan Vu, Faculty of Traditional Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Campus 3, said that chicken is in the white meat group, providing a lot of protein, which is the main group of substances that form the structure of cells and affect the development of human weight, height and brain. Chicken has less cholesterol than red meat, helping to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
In traditional medicine, chicken meat is called ke nhuc, accordingly, the meat of a rooster is hung ke nhuc, the meat of a hen is thu ke nhuc. Chicken meat is sweet, warm, and non-toxic. White-feathered chickens regulate the spleen and stomach; yellow-feathered chickens treat digestive diseases; red-feathered chickens warm the stomach, warm the lungs, and treat blood diseases; black-feathered chickens strengthen the spleen, regulate blood and qi, treat weak kidneys, and rheumatism, and are very good for postpartum women.
Chicken is often stewed with Panax pseudoginseng and mulberry leaves to nourish the body; stewed with lotus seeds to treat malnutrition; with red beans to treat edema; with mugwort for pale, weak women. Hen meat porridge is also a medicine to treat impotence.
Chicken meat has many nutritional values and is good for health, but some parts should not be eaten too much. Photo: Woks of life
According to Dr. Vu, different parts of chicken meat will have different nutritional values in terms of protein, fat and fat content. Chicken breast is the most highly valued part of chicken in terms of nutrition, in 100g of chicken breast there are 18g of protein, contains a lot of vitamin B which is good for preventing cataracts and skin disorders, increases immunity, and is also low in fat.
Meanwhile, the meat in the thighs, wings, neck and chicken organs contain a lot of bad cholesterol, so you should not eat it. Bad cholesterol, also known as LDL cholesterol, can damage the arteries that carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body. In particular, chicken organs are at risk of containing worms, bacteria, viruses, or residues of drugs from the farming process.
The swim bladder and the skin under the neck are also parts that should not be eaten because that is where the lymphatic glands are concentrated, like a warehouse for bacteria.
Chicken thighs and wings are popular with many people, especially the meat in the thighs is often firm, has a lot of muscle, tendons, and is crispy and delicious, which is more popular than the breast. However, the meat in the thighs contains more cholesterol than the breast. These are also the two places that farmers often choose to inject vaccines or drugs to prevent poultry diseases, so the possibility of drug residues in the meat cannot be ruled out.
According to Dr. Vu, chicken is a delicious dish, indispensable in the Tet holiday tray, however, it needs to be balanced and unhealthy parts should be limited as above. People with kidney stones should also not eat much, because this meat is rich in protein, causing the amount of oxalate in the urine to increase, thereby forming stones.
Thuy Quynh
Source link
Comment (0)