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Organic chicken is healthier
Italian researchers have found that organic chicken has higher levels of healthy fats than equivalent conventional birds. A team at the University of Teramo analysed twenty four birds, half conventional and half organic. They found that breasts from organic chickens contained nearly 30% more polyunsaturated fatty acids than conventional birds.
Intake of saturated fats by people is related to increased levels of LDL cholesterol in the blood. LDL cholesterol has been linked to heart disease, therefore, organic chicken may have a role in reducing heart disease.
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