{"id":17169,"date":"2024-11-25T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=17169"},"modified":"2024-11-25T10:23:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T10:23:02","slug":"how-healthy-is-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=17169","title":{"rendered":"How Healthy Is Turkey?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Americans gobble up more than 46 million turkeys on Thanksgiving, according to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/media\/blog\/2017\/11\/22\/tips-and-resources-bacteria-free-thanksgiving\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">some estimates<\/a>. But experts say that this love for the bird shouldn\u2019t end when the holiday is over. Eating turkey regularly \u2014 whether it\u2019s sliced in a deli sandwich or ground up <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/recipes\/1023225-turkey-chili\" title>in chili<\/a> \u2014 can boost your health in more ways than one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here\u2019s what makes turkey particularly good for you, plus ideas from <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/tag\/turkey\" title>New York Times Cooking<\/a> for how to enjoy it all year long.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"RelatedLinksBlock-1\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazy-loader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-3e9948c3\">It\u2019s high in protein.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Three ounces of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/fdc.nal.usda.gov\/food-details\/171496\/nutrients\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">skinless breast meat<\/a> contains about 26 grams of protein. That\u2019s nearly half of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/30\/well\/eat\/protein-age.html\" title>the recommended amount<\/a> a 160-pound adult should eat in a day. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Protein is the body\u2019s main building block, said Sander Kersten, the director of the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University. As your body forms and repairs its cells, you\u2019re constantly losing protein that needs replenishing with food.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">People often associate protein with muscle mass, said Teresa Fung, a professor of nutrition at Simmons University and an adjunct nutrition professor at Harvard University. 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But experts say that this love for the bird shouldn\u2019t end when the holiday is over. Eating turkey regularly \u2014 whether it\u2019s sliced in a deli sandwich or ground up in chili \u2014 can boost your health in more ways than one.Here\u2019s what makes turkey particularly good for you, plus ideas from New York Times Cooking for how to enjoy it all year long.It\u2019s high in protein.Three ounces of skinless breast meat contains about 26 grams of protein. That\u2019s nearly half of the recommended amount a 160-pound adult should eat in a day. Protein is the body\u2019s main building block, said Sander Kersten, the director of the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University. As your body forms and repairs its cells, you\u2019re constantly losing protein that needs replenishing with food.People often associate protein with muscle mass, said Teresa Fung, a professor of nutrition at Simmons University and an adjunct nutrition professor at Harvard University. 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