Challenges in the diagnosis of magnesium status

Re:Challenges in the diagnosis of magnesium status by spfzero on Sunday June 27, 2021 @06:29PM (#27656065)

People I know who grew up in Asia remark consistently that the chicken here in the US is larger, softer, and tasteless. They are used to smaller chickens and toothier meat with a stronger taste.

It is probably breeding practices here, to promote attributes other than taste.

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Re:Challenges in the diagnosis of magnesium status by jfim on Sunday June 27, 2021 @10:58PM (#27657640)

Chickens have been bred in the US to maximize yield to feed ratios and breast size. This news article has a figure from a paper from the University of Alberta showing chickens breeds from different decades as well as their size given the same amount of feed: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/chickens-are-4-times-...

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Re:Challenges in the diagnosis of magnesium status by adrianN on Monday June 28, 2021 @01:13AM (#27658341)

Here is the paper the article talks about: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003257911...

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Re:Challenges in the diagnosis of magnesium status by dragonwriter on Sunday June 27, 2021 @06:36PM (#27656124)

> It is probably breeding practices here, to promote attributes other than taste.

That's a factor, but also stronger flavor isn't considered a positive thing in chicken in the US.

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