Eating chicken on Tet holiday should limit thighs, wings, and organs

Chicken thighs, wings, necks, and organs are high in bad cholesterol, and the gizzard contains a lot of bacteria and should not be eaten.

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, rooster meat is hung ke nhuc, hen meat is thu ke nhuc. Chicken meat has a sweet taste, warm properties, and is 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 — 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, chicken meat in different locations will have different nutritional values in terms of protein, fat and fat content. Chicken breast is the most highly valued part of chicken 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 internal organs of chickens 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, internal organs of chickens 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 lymph glands are concentrated, like a bacteria warehouse.

Chicken thighs and wings are popular with many people, especially the meat in the thighs is often firm, has a lot of muscles, tendons, and is crispy and delicious, 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 residue in the meat cannot be ruled out.

According to Dr. Vu, chicken is a delicious dish, indispensable in the Tet tray, however, it needs to be balanced and unhealthy parts should be limited as above. People with kidney stones should not eat too much, because this meat is rich in protein, causing the amount of oxalate in the urine to increase, thereby forming stones.

Thuy Quynh

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