Cockadoodledoo
Perhaps, it is a cliche. Most of the non- vegetarians know it. Nonetheless, I will state the facts. The skin of poultry/chicken contains the bulk of their fat. Chicken contains around 20 to 25% fat. But the meat itself is only 7% fat. It invariably means that most of the fat of chicken is just under the skin.
It is easy, however, to separate chicken fat from their meat. Remove the skin. Contrarily, beef and pork is streaked with fats throughout their bodies. For this reason, nutritionists prefer chicken (less fat) over beef and pork.
Moreover, white meat contains less fat than dark meats. Domestic birds, however, have higher fat content than wild birds. Likewise, young birds are leaner than older ones.
Moral of the story–eat the bird. Not the skin.
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I always eat the skin, I think its better to eats some fat than eat more carbs, works for me.
As you have said it may work for you. In general, however, most of the people consume excess fat. It may suit them to cut down on fat by doing this.
Moreover, fat and protein both go hand in hand. So mother nature decided that both should be entwined. That, however, cannot be said to be healthy now because of human intervention.
Moreover, the meat already contains fat–saturated fat. If you want to add fat, add the healthy ones. It is touted that excess saturated fat can be harmful to ones health.