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There are religions that encourage vegetarianism, like the 7th Day Adventists (and they tend to live long, healthy lives). Pork is strongly discouraged.
Catholics used to avoid red meat on Fridays, and Mormons have their restrictions, too, particularly against alcohol and caffeine.
Besides, while pork is by nature a "filthy" animal that will eat anything, today they are corn and grain-fed and likely no more tainted than other animals for consumption.
Besides, while pork is by nature a "filthy" animal that will eat anything, today they are corn and grain-fed and likely no more tainted than other animals for consumption.
Plus, we know about cooking it thoroughly so we don't die slow, painful deaths from trichinosis.
There are religions that encourage vegetarianism, like the 7th Day Adventists (and they tend to live long, healthy lives). Pork is strongly discouraged.
Catholics used to avoid red meat on Fridays, and Mormons have their restrictions, too, particularly against alcohol and caffeine.
Besides, while pork is by nature a "filthy" animal that will eat anything, today they are corn and grain-fed and likely no more tainted than other animals for consumption.
Correction, it's against alcohol, coffee, and black/green tea. Not caffeine. Just to be completely accurate
I.e. I'm not giving up my energy drinks
Correction, it's against alcohol, coffee, and black/green tea. Not caffeine. Just to be completely accurate
I.e. I'm not giving up my energy drinks
Thanks for the correction. All these years.... I thought the prohibition was caffeine. I like to offer the missionaries a cold drink. I'll be able to expand their choices.
Plus, we know about cooking it thoroughly so we don't die slow, painful deaths from trichinosis.
I can never think of this topic without remembering an old Gary Larson cartoon (The Far Side) where two hungry wolves are contemplating a herd of pigs. One wolf says to the other, "I say we take them ... and trichinosis be damned!"
Plus, we know about cooking it thoroughly so we don't die slow, painful deaths from trichinosis.
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Originally Posted by mordant
I can never think of this topic without remembering an old Gary Larson cartoon (The Far Side) where two hungry wolves are contemplating a herd of pigs. One wolf says to the other, "I say we take them ... and trichinosis be damned!"
Despite the historical problems of trichinae and its association with the pork industry, major changes have occurred in the last 50 years. Human cases of trichinellosis reported to the Centers for Disease Control declined from about 500/year in the 1940's to fewer than 50/year over the last decade. Further, many of these cases result from non-pork sources such as bear and other game meats. A major decline has also occurred in the prevalence of this parasite in pigs (see Table 1). While prevalence has declined considerably in U.S. pigs, the lowest prevalence rates in domestic pigs are found in countries where meat inspection programs have been in place for many years (including countries of the European Union, notably Denmark and the Netherlands); these countries consider themselves essentially free of trichinae.
Plus, we know about cooking it thoroughly so we don't die slow, painful deaths from trichinosis.
Well, take a look at southeast Germany and the high amount of pork consumption and you'll see people that are in there 30s and 40's with joint problems and the doctors there say it is because of the pork...
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LOL I admit that I find dietary restrictions based on Bronze-age belief systems totally absurd, but to each his/her own.
