synecdoche
Fri, July 7th, 2006, 09:46 PM
Came across this article via Slashfood (http://www.slashfood.com)that I thought I'd share:
In the Battle of the White Meats, Pork Wins Low-Fat Fight
By ANDREA CARTER, ABC News Medical Unit
July 7, 2006 — Pork recently took the lead over its main competitor, chicken, in the battle to be the leanest white meat.
An analysis by the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed that a 3-ounce piece of pork tenderloin had 2.98 grams of fat while a 3-ounce skinless chicken breast contained 3.03 grams of fat.
The reason? Careful breeding by pork farmers.
"A pig 25 years ago is different from one today," said Mark Boggess, director of animal science at the National Pork Board.
While this is good news for dieters, this may not make much of a difference to consumers. Despite being heavily marketed as "the other white meat," pork has been consumed steadily over the last decade.
Read more... (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/story?id=2164931&page=1)
In the Battle of the White Meats, Pork Wins Low-Fat Fight
By ANDREA CARTER, ABC News Medical Unit
July 7, 2006 — Pork recently took the lead over its main competitor, chicken, in the battle to be the leanest white meat.
An analysis by the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed that a 3-ounce piece of pork tenderloin had 2.98 grams of fat while a 3-ounce skinless chicken breast contained 3.03 grams of fat.
The reason? Careful breeding by pork farmers.
"A pig 25 years ago is different from one today," said Mark Boggess, director of animal science at the National Pork Board.
While this is good news for dieters, this may not make much of a difference to consumers. Despite being heavily marketed as "the other white meat," pork has been consumed steadily over the last decade.
Read more... (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/story?id=2164931&page=1)