Chicken: The Unhealthy White Meat

Consumption of chickens has increased dramatically in the last two decades; the average North American eats over 30 pounds of chicken each year, which is twice the amount that was consumed twenty years ago. Most people see chickens as a healthy alternative to beef and as a low-fat and wholesome part of their diet. If you add the fact that

chicken is cheap, versatile and fast, the unassuming bird seems to be the ideal entree. Meanwhile, the bird that is held in such high regard in our diets is responsible for over 1000 deaths and between 7 million to 80 million illnesses each year in the US alone!