Fact Check: Eating Chicken Does NOT Cause UTIs
Fact Check
Does eating chicken cause a urinary tract infection (UTI)? No, that's not true: A food science professor told Lead Stories that while there may be research showing a genetic similarity between E. coli found in poultry and the bacteria that causes UTIs, "correlation does not equal causation." The claim appeared on Facebook (archived here) on February 11, 2023. It opened:…