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Aging and Chronic Disease

Category: Aging and Chronic Disease (I) (Poster Session)

Aging and Chronic Disease (I) (Poster Session)

(P01-04-26) Poultry Consumption Does Not Associate With Cardiovascular Disease Morbidity and Mortality: A Systematic Review of Prospective Cohort Studies

Saturday, July 25, 2026
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET
Location: Poster Board B-4
Disclosure(s):
Ashley G. Baker, BS in progress: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Samantha L. Johnson, BS - Nutrition and Dietetics: No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.


Objectives: There is a paucity of research systematically examining the association between poultry consumption and cardiovascular disease (CVD), a leading cause of death worldwide. The purpose of this systematic review is to assess the relationship between poultry consumption and CVD morbidity and mortality in adults using data from prospective cohort studies.

Methods: PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and Embase were searched to identify prospective cohort studies published through January 7, 2025. Risk of bias was conducted using the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale for Cohort Studies and converted to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality standards. Screening, data extraction, and quality assessment were completed independently by two researchers and cross-checked using Covidence systematic review software (Veritas Health Innovation, Melbourne, Australia).

Results: Of 2,293 articles screened, 32 were included in the analysis, of which 30 articles were rated "good" and two "poor" for risk of bias. Evidence from 25 articles that included analyses of higher (≈1 to 6 oz/d) versus lower (0 to ≈1 oz/d) poultry intakes supports no association between higher consumption and CVD morbidity (80% of 10 assessments), CVD mortality (88% of 16), and both CVD morbidity and mortality (73% of 11). Comparable results were observed between higher poultry consumption and non-specific, heart-related, vascular-related, and cerebrovascular-related CVD morbidity and/or mortality. Evidence from 14 articles that included substitution models suggests no association between replacing fish and/or seafood, plant foods, dairy, or eggs with poultry and CVD morbidity and/or mortality. Findings assessing the relationship between replacing red and/or processed meat with poultry were inconsistent, predominantly with no association or decreased risk.

Conclusions: Overall, these results from prospective cohort studies support that higher poultry consumption is not associated with risks of CVD morbidity and mortality in adults.

Funding Sources: National Chicken Council