No studies have shown that eating small amounts of these foods is harmful, so it’s okay to include them in healthy eating advice.

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8. “Fish, chicken, lean meat and eggs can be eaten daily”: a food-based dietary guideline for South Africa

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This study says eating small amounts of fish, chicken, lean meat, and eggs every day is healthy and helps people get important nutrients — and there’s no proof they hurt your health, so they should stay in South Africa’s food guidelines.

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8. “Fish, chicken, lean meat and eggs can be eaten daily”: a food-based dietary guideline for South Africa

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DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2013.12519342

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Eating these foods in small amounts every day is okay and fits with worldwide advice for healthy eating in South Africa.

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If you pick lean pieces of meat and eat only a small amount, these foods won’t raise your bad fats much and can still be part of a healthy diet.

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