Pig's bodies contain many toxins, worms and latent diseases. Although some of these infestations are harbored in other animals, modern veterinarians say that pigs are far more predisposed to these illnesses than other animals. This could be because pigs like to scavenge and will eat any kind of food, including dead insects, worms, rotting carcasses, excreta (including their own), garbage, and other pigs.

Influenza (flu) is one of the most famous illnesses which pigs share with humans. This illness is harbored in the lungs of pigs during the summer months and tends to affect pigs and humans in the cooler months. Sausage contains bits of pigs' lungs, so those who eat pork sausage tend to suffer more during epidemics of influenza.

Pig meat contains excessive quantities of histamine and imidazole compounds, which can lead to itching and inflammation; growth hormone, which promotes inflammation and growth; sulfur-containing mesenchymal mucus, which leads to swelling and deposits of mucus in tendons and cartilage, resulting in arthritis, rheumatism, etc. Sulfur helps cause firm human tendons and ligaments to be replaced by the pig's soft mesenchymal tissues, and degeneration of human cartilage.

Eating pork can also lead to gallstones and obesity, probably due to its high cholesterol and saturated fat content. The pig is the main carrier of the taenia solium worm, which is found it its flesh. These tapeworms are found in human intestines with greater frequency in nations where pigs are eaten. This type of tapeworm can pass through the intestines and affect many other organs, and is incurable once it reaches beyond a certain stage.

One in six people in the US and Canada has trichinosis from eating trichina worms, which are found in pork. Many people have no symptoms to warn them of this, and when they do, they resemble symptoms of many other illnesses. These worms are not noticed during meat inspections, nor does salting or smoking kill them. Few people cook the meat long enough to kill the trichinae. The rat (another scavenger) also harbors this disease. There are dozens of other worms, germs, diseases and bacteria which are commonly found in pigs, many of which are specific to the pig, or found in greater frequency in pigs.

Pigs are biologically similar to humans, and their meat is said to taste similar to human flesh. Pigs have been used for dissection in biology labs due to the similarity between their organs and human organs. People with insulin-dependent diabetes usually inject themselves with pig insulin. If you pour Coke (yes, the soda) on a slab of pork, and wait a little while, you will see worms crawl out of it.

Ain't pork considered the other white meat?

but thank you for sharing

i ate pork once,but i was drunk and felt so sorry for her

i heard that someplace .

isn't that like Salmon the other pink meat..

I'm not giving up my bacon!

Well I ain't reading all that. But yeah, pigs are filthy animals. I haven't eating pork in 20 years.

Asalaam Alaykum

That's why you use BBQ sauce........

most of what you posted is nothing more than old outdated news..and wives tales.

comercially raised pigs can't be raised that have their hooves in contact with the ground..just to prevent getting trichinosis..farm raised are a different matter altogether..

... ... Does a body good!

mmmmmmm sausage

ground pigs

mmm mmm mmm

You Think

That is what they mean ...In Moderation?

sorry but a big ole grilled pork chop or BBQ ribs are staples of my diet!!! I was also told If I did a certain "something" too much Id go blind but after 40 years I can still see!!

So that just leaves more succulent, juicy, very tasty, pork chops for the rest of us. And don't forget the apple sauce.

Yanno what I say!? ... ... Pork her! ...

But make sure you eat first.

Try the Bar~b~que sauce w/ that ...

I prefer the dry rub.

... Never heard of it ...


... ... Except for the burn!

Pork chops and apple sauce. Ain't that swell.........

Two ways of cooking. Dry rub spices or sauce.