Chicken addiction is suddenly associated with 3 types of cancer

Large-scale British research found that white meat like chicken is not necessarily safer than red meat in cancer as people think.

Scientists from the University of Oxford (UK) have discovered an unexpected link between the habit of eating a lot of chicken and some forms of cancer.

The team analyzed data of 475,000 middle-aged Britons with an average follow-up of 8 years. During that time, 23,000 people developed cancer.

Eating too much chicken can be detrimental to health - (artwork from the internet).

Three types of cancer have been found to have a higher rate in people who are addicted to chicken and other poultry, namely non-Hodgkin lymphoma, melanoma and prostate cancer .

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a blood cancer that originates in the lymphatic system. Patients often show signs of swollen glands in the neck, armpits, groin, prolonged fatigue, fever, night sweats, unexplained hypnosis, chest pain, shortness of breath .

Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer that develops in melanocytes that produce melanin, a pigment that gives skin color.

While prostate cancer occurs in the prostate, the organ that plays a role in producing some fluid in semen and controlling urine in men, the second most common form of cancer.

Previously, there were a number of works warning that eating a lot of meat, including red meat such as beef, pork and poultry is not a healthy choice, but protein should be prioritized with fish and protein. plants (beans, seeds, mushrooms .).

The research has just been published in the scientific journal Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

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