If you want to lose weight and want to supplement protein, the best choice is probably all kinds of poultry meat, especially chicken is the most popular.
Because chicken can be made into a variety of delicacies, its taste is delicate, containing the human body must be high-quality protein, trace elements, minerals and other beneficial ingredients, not only to meet the body's needs for a variety of nutrients, but also will not cause you to become fat.
However, there are also many rumors about chicken in life, such as the instant chicken that has been circulated in recent years, antibiotic chicken and so on. In addition, there are many rumors about the toxicity of chicken body parts, there are rumors that chicken heads, chicken butts, chicken skin and other parts can not be eaten, otherwise it will have an impact on health, and even lead to poisoning.
So the question is, these parts of the chicken body, obviously are meat, can they eat in the end, will they be poisoned?
1. Ten years of chicken head arsenic cream, eating poisoning
A casual search on the Internet about chicken heads will reveal that they all mention the heavy metal in chicken heads without exception.
These articles say that all kinds of toxins in the chicken body will gradually accumulate in the chicken head part, the older the chicken, the more toxins contained in the chicken head, especially the existence of various heavy metal substances, eating too much will poison, and even carcinogenic.
However, from a clinical point of view, this is complete nonsense, because chickens, like humans, have a well-established digestive and metabolic system in the body. The food ingested by chickens is digested and absorbed through the gastrointestinal movement.
The heavy metals, pathogenic bacteria and other substances contained in food will also be cleared by the liver and immune system, and will not accumulate on the head of the chicken. Moreover, most importantly, so far, there is no clinical trial data to indicate the presence of heavy metal substances in chicken heads.
2, chicken butt can not eat? Not exactly
The chicken butt is indeed very "dirty", and there are two glands on the chicken butt, the first is the tail fat gland, and the second is the supraluminal sac. If the tail fat glands are not removed, the taste of the chicken butt will have a bitter and smelly taste.
Not only that, but these two sites are two yellowish lymph glands that are symmetrical to the left and right, which may store harmful substances such as bacteria, viruses and pathogens.
Therefore, purely from these two glands, chicken butt is indeed not suitable for eating. However, the chicken we buy every day and process chicken butt, in fact, this part has been disposed of, so there is no need for everyone to worry too much.
3. Can't eat chicken skin? Nor is it right
First of all, the chicken skin itself does not contain any toxins, it tastes very good, and it is rich in subcutaneous fat. Therefore, chicken skin is also the most fragrant tissue of chicken, and eating chicken skin will not have an impact on health.
However, chicken skin is not suitable for large consumption because it is rich in fat and cholesterol, which is not conducive to weight control. Especially patients who have developed diseases such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes should try to avoid eating chicken skin.
In addition, the skin of the chicken neck contains more lymphoid tissue, so this part of the skin is best removed.
Finally, I would like to remind everyone that there are many rumors about various foods in life, and we should have the ability to distinguish the rumors.
Chicken head, chicken butt, chicken skin and other parts, as long as it is cleanly handled and the harmful parts are removed, are actually edible. It's just that everyone's hobbies are different and their physical conditions are different, so everyone should pay attention to eating in moderation and not overdoing.