Eating chicken wings linked to aggression

A scientific study has suggested that children that eat chicken off the bone are more likely to be aggressive than those that eat pre-cut chicken. PHOTO|FILE

By  BANG SHOWBIZ

What you need to know:

  • The results of the study, that focused on 12 children aged six to ten, has supported researchers claim that "biting food" increased "activity level, aggression and noncompliance."
  • Researchers told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "It may not be wise to serve young children chicken wings shortly before bedtime."

A scientific study has suggested that children that eat chicken off the bone are more likely to be aggressive than those that eat pre-cut chicken.

The results proved that "biting food" increased "activity level, aggression and non-compliance."

Clinical psychologist, Brian Russell, has blasted the claims.

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'THERE ISN'T MUCH TRUTH'

The results of the study, that focused on 12 children aged six to ten, has supported researchers claim that "biting food" increased "activity level, aggression and noncompliance."

Researchers told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "It may not be wise to serve young children chicken wings shortly before bedtime."

However, Clinical psychologist Brian Russell has claimed there isn't much truth in this research.

He told Fox News: "I think people have been eating chicken wings and chicken drumsticks for a millennium and I don't think it's made them any more aggressive than they otherwise would have been."

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