{"id":52758,"date":"2025-04-26T18:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T18:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/52758\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T18:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T18:23:10","slug":"how-much-chicken-do-you-eat-surprisingly-small-amount-may-hike-the-risk-of-early-death-by-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/52758\/","title":{"rendered":"How much chicken do you eat? Surprisingly small amount may hike the risk of early death by 27%"},"content":{"rendered":"

New research suggests eating more than 300 grams of chicken weekly could increase your risk of early death by 27 per cent compared to consuming less than 100 grams. <\/p>\n

This amount equates to roughly three servings of chicken per week. <\/p>\n

The study, published in the journal Nutrients, found particularly concerning links to gastric cancers.<\/p>\n

Chicken has long been considered a healthier protein option compared to red meat, making it a staple in many British households.<\/p>\n

However, this preliminary research challenges that assumption, suggesting our favourite poultry dishes may carry unexpected health risks.<\/p>\n

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Chicken consumption continues to grow globally<\/p>\n

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The findings are particularly significant as chicken consumption continues to grow globally.<\/p>\n

Current dietary guidelines recommend around 100 grams of poultry as a standard portion, suggesting it be included in meals about one to three times weekly.<\/p>\n

The research evaluated over 4,000 participants who were interviewed by medical staff about their health, lifestyle habits and personal history.<\/p>\n

Researchers followed participants for an average of 19 years, collecting comprehensive data. Respondents completed validated questionnaires designed to reflect typical food consumption patterns.<\/p>\n

The study specifically tracked consumption of different meat types, including red meat and poultry, sorting intake into four levels.<\/p>\n

Researchers confirmed participants’ health status using local municipal records and a regional database.<\/p>\n

Advanced statistical methods were employed to adjust for factors like age, sex and health conditions.<\/p>\n

This approach allowed researchers to establish connections between meat consumption and mortality risk with greater accuracy.<\/p>\n

The study aimed to bridge research gaps, as while red and processed meats have been linked to negative health outcomes, research on poultry has been limited.<\/p>\n

The study revealed that participants who died from gastrointestinal cancers typically consumed more meat weekly than those who died from other causes.<\/p>\n

Male participants who ate more than 300 grams of poultry weekly had more than double the risk of dying from gastrointestinal cancer compared to those who ate less.<\/p>\n

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Even modest amounts of chicken could increase the risk of gastric cancer<\/p>\n

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The risk increased progressively as consumption increased, and was greater when compared to the same portion of red meat.<\/p>\n

However, the research has important limitations to consider. The study didn’t collect details on how poultry was prepared or whether it was processed.<\/p>\n

This creates uncertainty about whether outcomes differ between those consuming fast-food chicken versus home-cooked grilled chicken as part of a balanced diet.<\/p>\n

Additionally, researchers lacked data on participants’ physical activity levels, which could affect the diet-health relationship.<\/p>\n

As an observational study, the findings demonstrate associations rather than establishing causal relationships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New research suggests eating more than 300 grams of chicken weekly could increase your risk of early death…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52759,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4318],"tags":[105,388,12,4434,512,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-52758","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-lifestyle","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-nutrition","12":"tag-sgg","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114405664547614416","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}