Drs. Rx: Just How Unhealthy Is Eating Chicken with the Skin?

Find out the nutritional information you need to know about eating chicken with the skin.

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[jjj]

The skin is the best part. A nice crispy skin is just so delicious

[SchmidtHappensTX]

Same, I never take the skin off. It gives it such a good flavor! I always thought I was just a weirdo for leaving it on haha.

[ghostrider]

Chicken skin has the highest level of tyrosine of any food, which is a dopamine precursor amino acid. you want the chicken skin it's good for you and you feel good after eating it

[pavithramc]

I came here to check if chicken skin is bad for health because I love eating chicken skin

[keylimepie]

Check out southpark episode where cartman eats all the skin off the KFC family bucket and leaves the chicken itself intact.

[melofacertainage]

The skin is the best part, that’s where the flavor and moisture is, otherwise chicken by itself is dry and tasteless! You got to be a fool to remove the skin!!!! Fool!

[travelstory]

But, I am confused If I should eat broiler chicken so often..

[makavelithadon]

I considerate its nutrition like an onion the more layers you remove the less nutrition dense it is.

[AmeerCruz]

A few times a week of 3-4oz is perfect

[learnmore]

Just how healthy is NOT eating chicken at all ? :D

[midlanderwbaboothy]

The skin has all the collagen and good fats

[shanetyler]

If it's fried it's probably really 👎

[gregmcb]

It’s sad that you think your a real doctor.

[TheBodyScientist]

No, eating the skin is incredibly important because of lysine. It’s about nutrients not calories. This is all wrong. This is why Doctor’s shouldn’t be discussing nutrition. The skin is critically important. Check the work of Weston A Price, DDS and Sally Fallon. You all are so off balance with this conversation.