Research
Macro partitioning
Poultry meat provides high-quality protein with low collagen content, making it highly digestible and suitable for specific life stages requiring increased protein intake, such as pregnancy, growth, and old age.
If you are pregnant, elderly, or recovering from illness, prioritize poultry for its high-quality, easily digestible protein. It helps meet increased nutritional demands without the digestive burden of higher-collagen meats or the lower bioavailability of plant proteins.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
Poultry meat, like other meats, milk, and eggs, has a protein component usually defined as ‘high quality’... The low content of collagen (a structural protein) is another favorable characteristic of poultry meat. Collagen reduces the digestibility of meat...
Why this rating
Based on established nutritional science (PDCAAS) and consensus guidelines.
Source
Role of poultry meat in a balanced diet aimed at maintaining health and wellbeing: an Italian consensus document
Franca Marangoni et al. · Food & Nutrition Research · 2015
DOI 10.3402/fnr.v59.27606
narrative_reviewCited 398×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
Related findings · Macro partitioning
- Total daily protein intake of 1.6 g/kg/day is sufficient for maximizing resistance training-induced muscle gains, with an upper confidence interval of 2.2 g/kg/day.Strong
- Resistance exercise training combined with sufficient dietary protein intake acts synergistically to maximize skeletal muscle hypertrophy, with protein intake saturating around 1.6 g/kg/day for general populations and potentially requiring 2.0-2.2 g/kg/day for resistance-trained individuals.Strong
- Trans fats should be completely eliminated from the diet, as they increase LDL cholesterol, decrease HDL cholesterol, and are directly associated with increased coronary risk.Strong
This is one finding among thousands. Every one is graded and traced to its source, so you can see what the evidence actually supports. Browse the research →