New Study Claims That Hot Dogs Are Healthier Than Chicken

Post by **tex** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:20 am

Hi All,

Is is just my imagination, or are researchers going out of their way these days, to prove that everything we thought was healthy, is actually unhealthy.

Given the choice between a hot dog and a rotisserie chicken, any self-respecting health-conscious eater would choose the chicken. But according to a new study in the excellently named journal Meat Science, the chicken would be the riskier option, at least when it comes to cancer-causing agents.

The carcinogens in question are heterocyclic amines (HCAs), which are compounds found in meat that has been fried, grilled or cooked at high temperatures.

http://healthland.time.com/2011/03/28/a ... d-chicken/

Cooked bacon (1.1 ng/g) and rotisserie chicken meat (1.9 ng/g) had the highest levels of HCAs, but rotisserie chicken skin had even more than that: a whopping 16.3 ng/g, due to its high-fat, high-protein and low-moisture content (HCAs increase as moisture decreases), according to the researchers.

Since crisp, fried chicken skin is the only part of the bird that actually has any flavor, (for us fried chicken fans), this doesn't leave chicken with many redeeming values, does it.

Tex

Zizzle · Post by **Zizzle** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:54 am

I submit that a hotdog cooked on a grill is cancer in a bun!! Nitrates, meat by-products, and HCAs!

starfire · Post by **starfire** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:08 am

WOW! Can't remember the last time I had fried chicken with the skin on.

(gravy & biscuits!!! YUM!!) I can remember that it was good though. HaHa

I still like chicken even without the skin bacause there are so many different ways to prepare it.

You are so right, Tex. Who would have ever thought we'd see that in a report..... or even hear it verbally.

Love, Shirley

Joefnh · Post by **Joefnh** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:57 pm

You know Tex I left this article up on my screen for a while today and I think Nurse Nestle read it and seems quite upset at the wording...

I wonder why

--Joe

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:28 pm

Tex
i am sure in a week there will be 5 articles counteracting this one.

our viral media society means that many articles get an audience without anyone checking the facts......
cant let the facts get in the way of a good story........

grannyh · Post by **grannyh** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:18 pm

Bought one of those chickens at Krogers yesterday and we are having it for supper again tonight. Hot dogs would have been cheaper...LOL
grannyh