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Average person eats six times more chicken than in 1961, UN report finds
(www.theguardian.com)
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It’s my understanding that it’s cheaper, healthier, and more environmentally friendly than beef, and I’d bet its growth is inversely correlated to beef consumption.
Also it’s the staple protein for people who are trying to be more fit because of how lean parts like the breast can be.
Chicken is one of the most powerful obesogens in your diet. The chicken that you are eating has almost nothing in common nutritionally with the ones grown in 1961.
Meat is not healthy for anyone and chicken is one of the most concerning meats available for its health consequences. The more meat a human eats in their lifetime, the younger they die and the more major diseases they experience. The top killers of humans this year are all directly caused by or closely related to meat consumption.
"Protein" is not a meaningful nutritional category for the average person. If you are getting enough calories from whole plants, you are automatically getting enough protein. Protein does not have to be supplemented.
It's also relevant to this discussion that chickens are the most abused animal on the planet. There are almost 27 billion chickens living in atrocity right now. The experiences of animals are real and matter.
I think you’re mistaking me as some kind of crusader who is trying to evangelize chicken or something instead of someone observing what the general perception is relevant to the conversation.
Wait until they figure out about mushrooms, seitan, tofu etc. Nevermind, suddenly it's not about health and protein anymore.
Taste, convenience and local availability all matter too. In fact there’s a whole massive ecosystem of influences creating the observable change that we are talking about.
There’s also a whole massive ecosystem of changes that haven’t created the change you want here.
This is a narrow take. You can switch from beef to chicken to be healthier. You're not saying i want to eat the healthiest version regardless of when I enjoy, you're saying between these two meats I enjoy, chicken is the healthier protein. It's not a lie that it's about health just because they're not following your standards