Study that eating chicken is better than beef to control cholesterol

Eating chicken or turkey ("white meat") instead of beef or pork ("red meat") does not improve cholesterol levels in the body, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The researchers recruited a group of 113 adults aged 21 to 65 years to follow specific meal plans prepared by the lab for a number of weeks and monitored the group's blood results throughout. The study group first engaged in a two-week period during which it followed a basic diet assigned to verify its ability to follow dietary instructions. Researchers then randomly assigned diets rich in red meat or white meat, followed by four one-week periods during which the entire group consumed a meat-free diet consisting of dairy products. Prior to this study, it was widely accepted that the high levels of saturated fat found in red meat, as opposed to poultry products, lead to an increase in low density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad" cholesterol, resulting in a can cause heart disease. However, researchers found in the new study that LDL levels did not vary according to the type of meat consumed by participants. "These results were similar, whether the diets were rich or low in saturated fat. Thus, the result can be seen as indicating either an effect of raising cholesterol in both meats, or a cholesterol-lowering effect of foods of plant origin, or both, "said Dr. Lead author Ronald Krauss. Newsweek. Researchers have not tested the effects of an herbal diet on cholesterol levels, but have concluded that vegetable proteins are favorable to meat of animal origin, white and red , for heart health.