Chicken & Seafood Diet

Seafood was the first high protein diet of our ancestors.

A chicken and seafood diet, also called a white meat diet, excludes consumption of red meat. It yields a high protein intake, with chicken having 8 grams of protein per ounce, and fish being about equal to beef, at 7 grams per ounce, according to the University of California San Francisco Medical Center.

Essential Fatty Acids

Make sure to read fish advisories when feeding fish to children.

It is hard to calculate a net advantage to the diet without getting into the synthetic chemicals present in all of these foods, however, the increase in fish oil, with its essential Omega-3 fatty acids, is the only natural way to improve the levels of good, anti-inflammatory prostaglandins.

Less Saturated Fat

Fatty liver can develop at a young age.

When you replace the red meat with chicken, you control your saturated fat intake, because chicken fat is easy to remove. Less saturated fat means a decreased risk of blood vessel deposits, and less fat deposited in the liver.

Improved Kidney Function in Diabetes

Several studies published online by the American Diabetes Association reveal that a white meat diet is good for those with diabetes. One study by Dr. Miriam Pecis and her colleagues found that switching to a white meat diet is as effective at reducing stress on the kidneys as switching to a vegetarian diet.

References

• University of California San Francisco Medical Center
• American Diabetes Association:Diabetes Journal

Resources

• EPA: Mercury Advisories