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A member asked:

Is chicken ok to eat if roasted with skin on? im trying to cut my cholesterol.

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Yes.: Roast it with the skin on, but don't eat the skin.

Answered 9/13/2015

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Cut the skin out: The fat in poultry is in the skin so cooking with it allows all the bad fats to seep into the poultry. Eat the white meat rather than the dark meat since that is also healthier for you.

Dr Ferdowsi and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 3/19/2014

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