'It is safe to consume Broiler chicken, Chinese salt'.

KARACHI -- Medical experts at a conference 'Common Food Controversy,' organised by Pakistan Nutrition and Dietetic Society (PNDS), said that broiler chicken and monosodium glutamate (Chinese salt) is a mystery. Research shows that they can be consumed and that the broiler chicken's meat does help in meeting the nutritional needs, they should not be made a regular part of a diet, said the experts adding that the excessive use of anything was dangerous.

The panel 'For locals, the broiler chicken is a mystery,' included Dr Syed Muhammad Ghufran Saeed, Dr Zafar and Sabeen Gul.

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Dr Syed said that 'desi' chickens are usually thought of as healthy, nutritional and tasty meals. When we talk about giving a patient soup it should be made using desi chicken as that is healthy. This is because the 'desi' chicken and broiler chicken are different. While desi chickens take around six months to mature, broiler chickens are ready to be consumed in six to eight weeks. There are genetic differences between the two as well, added Dr Syed.

Dr Zafar said that broiler chicken is given specific foods, unlike the desi chicken. He added that broiler chickens fulfil the protein needs of people around the world and without it, fulfilling the nutritional needs of humans was impossible. Broiler chickens are given antibiotics, some of which are filtered out through their liver and some filtered out through their...