In chickens, the lower part of the main artery has more cholesterol and more damage than the upper part — and how bad the damage is in each bird is linked to how much cholesterol is in that specific spot, not how much cholesterol is in the whole body.

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Effect of prolonged feeding of differently saturated fats to laying hens on performance, blood pressure, plasma lipids and changes in the aorta

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The study looked at how different fats affect chicken heart health, but it didn’t measure cholesterol levels in different parts of the aorta, so we can’t tell if the belly part has more cholesterol than the chest part as the claim says.

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Effect of prolonged feeding of differently saturated fats to laying hens on performance, blood pressure, plasma lipids and changes in the aorta

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DOI: 10.1079/BJN19600058

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