Yet another reason to not eat pork. Brain Tapeworms.

[heavenlyboy34]

I had pork chops for dinner just to spite these anti-pork people.

 

[pcosmar]

I had pork chops for dinner just to spite these anti-pork people.

By an odd coincidence,, so did we.

But not because of this thread..

 

[Kluge]

By an odd coincidence,, so did we.

But not because of this thread..

I did too--before I ever saw this thread. Pork chop, sauteed in butter with lemon pepper. It filled a need.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

I did too--before I ever saw this thread. Pork chop, sauteed in butter with lemon pepper. It filled a need.

I had shake n' bake-spicy variety.

 

[Kluge]

I had shake n' bake-spicy variety.

What is "shake n' bake?"

 

[pcosmar]

What is "shake n' bake?"

 

[Lishy]

I don't eat pork, and I'm incredibly picky with my meat. This is simply another reason...

 

[LibertyEagle]

I had shake n' bake-spicy variety.

... and "I helped".

 

[LibertyEagle]

I don't eat pork, and I'm incredibly picky with my meat. This is simply another reason...

Beef has worms too.

 

[pcosmar]

Ah,, the heck with it.

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Gagh

Eat it Raw.

 

[donnay]

Pork Causes More Illness
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/04/30/pork-more-problems.aspx


Some diabetics and others with weakened immune systems may do well to steer clear of chitterlings, a dish consisting of boiled pig intestines that is served up as traditional holiday fare in the Southern US. A 12-year-old boy with poorly controlled diabetes became seriously ill after eating the food in three separate Christmas dinners.

The child was hospitalized with enteritis necroticans, a potentially life-threatening intestinal infection that is rare in America and causes severe stomach pain, vomiting of blood and low blood pressure. The boy eventually had to have surgery to restore his intestinal function. The culprit turned out to be a chitterlings-contaminating bacterium known as Clostridium perfringens type C, which produces a toxin that is lethal to tissue in the digestive tract. Even cooking the chitterlings, however, may not rid them of bacteria.

More common in developing countries, enteritis necroticans can occur in children who eat large amounts of pork or in those who consume large meals after a period of starvation. Other factors that can contribute to the illness are protein malnutrition, and the consumption of sweet potatoes, which can interfere with the breakdown of the bacterial toxin in the intestines.

The New England Journal of Medicine April 27, 2000;342:1250-1253



Dr. Mercola's Comments:


This may seem like some rare arcane unimportant issue, but I take it as a confirmation of the importance of avoiding scavenger animals like pigs. I have included other references from previous newsletters which also medically support avoiding pork and ham to avoid the risk of parasites and viruses which are frequently not destroyed with cooking.

Pork May Be The Source Of Acute Hepatitis E Reported In US

Safety Of Pig-Human Organ Transplants Unclear - Don't Eat Pork

New Pig Virus Can Infect Humans

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Pigs are biologically similar to humans, and their meat is said to taste similar to human flesh--that right there cured me of ever eating pork.

 

[Roxi]

Whatevs I've been eating raw and undercooked bacon (and lots of other meats)since I was a kid and I'm fine.

 

[NorfolkPCSolutions]

Ew.

That Ben Swan is a pretty cool guy, huh?

 

[oyarde]

Chitlins ? We always just deep fried the pork skin , tasty still one of my favorites.

 

[PatriotOne]

Damn you Donnay! Pork loin chops is exactly what I got thawing in the frig for dinner tomorrow.

 

[donnay]

Damn you Donnay! Pork loin chops is exactly what I got thawing in the frig for dinner tomorrow.

Sowwy. Some people think that the video is a hoax--I don't know one way or another? I guess you can always experiment and let us know.

 

[donnay]

 

[oyarde]

Damn you Donnay! Pork loin chops is exactly what I got thawing in the frig for dinner tomorrow.

I had some last weekend , with some fresh salad & green onions out of the garden and some sliced , battered & fryed baby bella mushrooms , tasty.

 

[PatriotOne]

Sowwy. Some people think that the video is a hoax--I don't know one way or another? I guess you can always experiment and let us know.

Not gonna happen. I'm doing Atkins right now and pork is a BIG part of my life. I'll get over seeing it on Youtube, but if I saw that in person I would be pork-traumarized for life . I was already raw fish tramatized when I was younger and saw magots/worms crawling on some raw fish at a grocery store. I have never and will never know the pleasure of sushi that people speaketh of .

 

[PatriotOne]

I had some last weekend , with some fresh salad & green onions out of the garden and some sliced , battered & fryed baby bella mushrooms , tasty.

Dang. You have garden veggies already?