A while back @Anonymous (30-35), asked the people "Do islamists know what they are missing out on by not eating pork?" on the Food & Beverage topic. and added this photo;
I found it quite ironic that he was telling other people to eat pork. This got me thinking about the topic in general. Is eating pork 'good' or 'bad' for you?
About a month a go I wrote a myTake title "Muslims are More Christian than Christians".
https://www.girlsaskguys.com/other/a27731-muslims-are-more-christian-than-christians
It is about what the bible teaches Christians to do but the Muslims do more than Christians themselves and I concluded that myTake " If Christian is a person who follows the teachings of Christ (pbuh) and not one who worships Christ (pbuh). (We are more Christian than the Christians themselves).
back to the topic "IS EATING PORK GOOD OR BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH?" I have done my own research on Medical Reasons and Scientific Evidences for prohibiting Pork for human health.
Here are my top 10 reasons to keep pork off your fork and put delicious pork-free alternatives.
Regardless of your spiritual beliefs, there may be good reason to carefully consider your decision to include pork as a regular part of your diet, because despite advertising campaigns trying to paint pork as a "healthy" alternative to beef, research suggests it may be hazardous to your health on multiple levels. One of the most potentially acute hazards is contamination with pathogenic bacteria.
According to a surprising new investigation by Consumer Reports1, 69 percent of all raw pork samples tested — nearly 200 samples in total — were contaminated with the dangerous bacteria Yersinia enterocolitica, which causes fever and gastrointestinal illness with diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach cramps.
The pork also tested positive for other contaminants, including the controversial drug ractopamine, which is banned in many parts of the world, including China and Europe. The drug, which was found in more than 20 percent of the samples, is used to boost growth in the animal while leaving the meat lean. Worst of all, many of the bacteria found in the pork were resistant to multiple antibiotics, making treatment, should you fall ill, all the more problematic and potentially lethal.
According to the featured report:
"We found salmonella, staphylococcus aureus, or listeria monocytogenes, more common causes of foodborne illness, in 3 to 7 percent of samples. And 11 percent harbored enterococcus, which can indicate fecal contamination and can cause problems such as urinary-tract infections."
These animals spend their short, miserable lives on concrete and steel grates. Antibiotics are given liberally with their feed, making their massive waste even more toxic.
The pork and swine industry has been continually plagued, and continues to be so to this day, by a wide variety of hazardous infections and diseases, including:
· PRRS -- A horrendous disease, which first was reported on in 2001, but which had been a nightmare for many nations since the mid-1980s, is still alive and kicking today. At one point referred to as "swine mystery disease," "blue abortion," and "swine infertility," the disease was finally named "Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome" (PRRS), and may afflict about 75 percent of American pig herds.
The PRRS virus primarily attacks the pig's immune system, leaving its body open to a host of infections, particularly in the lungs. Initial research revealed that the virus was transmitted via semen, saliva and blood, leaving pigs herded closely together and transported in close quarters by trucks more susceptible to infection. However, according to research presented at the 2007 International PRRS Symposium, the disease is also airborne, making eradication efforts very difficult.
· The Nipah Virus – Discovered in 1999, the Nipah virus has caused disease in both animals and humans, through contact with infected animals. In humans, the virus can lead to deadly encephalitis (an acute inflammation of your brain). I originally reported on this virus in 2000, but according to CDC data, the Nipah virus reemerged again in 20042.
· Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus (PERV) – According to a study in the journal Lancet, this virus can spread to people receiving pig organ transplants, and according to test tube studies, PERV strains do have the ability to infect human cells3. PERV genes are scattered throughout pigs' genetic material, and researchers have found that pig heart, spleen and kidney cells release various strains of the virus.
· Menangle Virus – In 1998, it was reported that a new virus infecting pigs was able to jump to humans. The menangle virus was discovered in August 1997 when sows at an Australian piggery began giving birth to deformed and mummified piglets.
Why You Should Avoid Pork
If you’re at all familiar with the Bible you’ll probably remember that in it God specifically instructed His people not to eat pork. Many people are surprised to find this out, but in the Old Testament God warned us that the pig was an unclean animal–a scavenger and not to be eaten (Check out; Leviticus 11:7-8 , Deuteronomy 14:8, Isaiah 65:2-5).
So for most all industrially raised pork, I believe there is enough scientific evidence to justify the reservations or outright prohibitions in many cultures against consuming it. Nearly all pigs raised in the U.S. come from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFO's. These inhumane environments are typically toxic breeding grounds for pathogens.
No matter how you think about it, pigs are a rather dirty animal. They are considered the scavengers of the farm (created to eliminate any waste on the farm), often eating anything they can find. This includes not only bugs, insects, and whatever leftover scraps they find laying around, but also their own feces, as well as the dead carcasses of sick animals, including their own young.
This in itself can explain why the meat of the pig can be so dirty or at the very least not so appetizing to consume. And while being ‘grossed out’ may or may not be a valid reason not to eat something it’s vital to understand a bit more about pork before reaching your own conclusion.
Pork 101: Know the Facts
Pork is one of the most consumed meats in the world. China is the largest producer of pigs that were first domesticated way back around 7500 B.C.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that more than 100 viruses come to the United States each year from China through pigs. There are some obvious concerns about this. Aside from not needing more viruses to fight off, some of these viruses can prove to be downright dangerous to humans.
Of course, you’re probably familiar with H1N1, better known as ‘the swine flu.” This too is a virus that has made the leap from pig to human.
But H1N1 is not the only disease to fear from the pig. There are other sicknesses you can get from eating the meat of the pig.
Is Pork Meat Toxic?
There are reasons that the meat of the pig becomes more saturated with toxins than many of its counterpart farm animals. The first reason has to do with the digestive system of a pig.
A pig digests whatever it eats rather quickly, in up to about four hours. On the other hand a cow takes a good twenty-four hours to digest what it’s eaten. During the digestive process, animals (including humans) get rid of excess toxins as well as other components of the food eaten that could be dangerous to health.
Since the pig’s digestive system operates rather basically, many of these toxins remain in their system to be stored in their more than adequate fatty tissues ready for our consumption.
Another issue with the pig is that it doesn’t have any sweat glands. Sweat glands are a tool the body uses to be rid of toxins. This leaves more toxins in the pig’s body.
I don’t have to tell you that when you consume pork meat, you too are getting all these toxins that weren’t eliminated from the pig. None of us need more toxins in our systems. In fact we should all be doing what we can to eliminate and cut down on toxin exposure. One vital way to do this is by choosing what you eat carefully.
It’s a fact—ham, sausage, and bacon strips will go right to your hips. Eating pork products, which are loaded with artery-clogging cholesterol and saturated fat, is a good way to increase your waistline and increase your chances of developing deadly diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s, asthma, and impotence.
Trichinellosis, Pork Meat, and Your Health
Did you know that pigs carry a variety of parasites in their bodies and meat? Some of these parasites are difficult to kill even when cooking. This is the reason there are so many warnings out there about eating undercooked pork.
One of the biggest concerns with eating pork meat is trichinellosis or trichinosis. This is an infection that humans get from eating undercooked pork that contains the larvae of the trichinella worm.
Pigs carry many viruses and parasites with them. Whether by coming in direct contact with them through farms or by eating their meat we put ourselves at higher risk of getting one of these painful, often debilitating diseases (not to mention put our bodies on toxic overload.)
But that’s not all….
Pigs are primary carriers of:
· Taenia solium tapeworm
· Hepatitis E virus (HEV)
· PRRS (Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome)
· Nipah virus
· Menangle virus
Each of these parasites and viruses can lead to serious health problems that can last for years to come.
What you choose to eat is up to you. Myself, I choose to stay away from unclean pork (and shellfish.) The reasons discussed here when it comes to eating pigs and your health.
Do your own research, carefully consider what the Bible so many years ago warned us about, then make your own educated decision about what you choose to feed yourself and your loved ones.
QUESTION: Is eating pork good or bad for your health?
LINK: https://www.girlsaskguys.com/health-fitness/q2018775-is-eating-pork-good-or-bad-for-your-health
What Girls & Guys Said
1 2Pigs are the primary hosts of the following viruses and parasites. It should be well expected that pigs harbor large concentrations of viruses and parasites because of their scavenger lifestyle. These pathogenic organisms create dangerous health complications. Pigs hosts viruses (Menangle virus, Hepatitis E virus (HEV), Nipah virus, Taenia solium tapeworm, PRRS (Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome))
Bacon. There... All your arguments are invalid now. :P
If you don't believe Christ was the son of God than in no way can you ever claim to be a Christian. I'm sorry, but once you chose to be offensive I no longer care what your take
Sorry, once you chose to be offensive I no longer care what your take is about. When Christ comes again your knees will bow, and you will proclaim him the son of God. But he will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of evil!
You are no Christian.
if you read what I wrote carefully, it says "If Christian is a person who follows the teachings of Christ (pbuh) and not one who worships Christ (pbuh). (We are more Christian than the Christians themselves)." "You heard me say, 'I am going away and I am coming back to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I." John 14:28 "My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand." John 10:29 "But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you." Matthew 12:28 "But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you." Luke 11:20 "I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will." John 5:30 "And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." Acts 2:21
Islam is the only non-Christian faith that believes in Jesus (peace be upon him) "They have certainly disbelieved who say, " Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary" while the Messiah has said, "O Children of Israel, worship Allah , my Lord and your Lord." Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers." Al-Qur'an, Surah Al-Ma'idah, Chapter 5, Verse 72. you said I am not Christian but I love Jesus (pbuh) more than you do. I follow his teachings more than you. now you tell me who is more Christian between you and me? if Christian is a person who follows the teachings of Christ (pbuh) and not one who worships Christ (pbuh).
And the name of the Lord is Christ. John 14:6 "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
wait... first do you agree that Jesus Christ is NOT God?
You don't love Christ, you don't even know him.
I know him more than you do.
now answer my question "Do you agree that Jesus Christ is NOT God?"
No, I do not, because I know Christ. God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit the holy trinity. They are the same and they are different. In the beginning their was God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
Please READ The BIBLE. I am not a Christian and I have read the bible many times.
I read the bible constantly. You are not a Christian, you do not have a personal relationship with Christ. You are in no position to dictate what the bible says. Christ is the son of God, Christ died so I don't have too. And Christ still lives.
brother you said God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit. They are the same. I am asking you "Do you believe that Jesus is God?"
And I answered it, they are the same and they are different.
Do you believe that Jesus is God?
Can you not read?
Do you believe that Jesus is God? Yes or No?
I gave you your answer, if it's not the one you want, I'm sorry, but that is my answer.
Perhaps this explanation will clarify things for you. You and I live in a three-dimensional world. All physical objects have a certain height, width, and depth. One person can look like someone else, or behave like someone else, or even sound like someone else. But a person cannot actually be the same as another person. They are distinct individuals. God, however, lives without the limitations of a three-dimensional universe. He is spirit. And he is infinitely more complex than we are. That is why Jesus the Son can be different from the Father. And, yet the same. The Bible clearly speaks of: God the Son, God the Father, and God the Holy Spirit. But emphasizes that there is only ONE God. If we were to use math, it would not be, 1+1+1=3. It would be 1x1x1=1. God is a triune God.
Do you understand now?
I really do not understand your answer. * God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, They are the same and they are different. * Christ is the son of God, Christ died And Christ still lives. What Do You Mean? please clarify your point.
However, sadly, since you do not know Christ you are not my brother, you are a child of Satan. The bible is clear on this. John 8:39-44 You Are of Your Father the Devil 39 They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, 40 but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did. 41 You are doing the works your father did.” They said to him, “We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father—even God.” 42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. 43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies,
You and I live in a three-dimensional world. All physical objects have a certain height, width, and depth. One person can look like someone else, or behave like someone else, or even sound like someone else. But a person cannot actually be the same as another person. They are distinct individuals. God, however, lives without the limitations of a three-dimensional universe. He is spirit. And he is infinitely more complex than we are. That is why Jesus the Son can be different from the Father. And, yet the same. The Bible clearly speaks of: God the Son, God the Father, and God the Holy Spirit. But emphasizes that there is only ONE God. If we were to use math, it would not be, 1+1+1=3. It would be 1x1x1=1. God is a triune God.
Thus the term: "Tri" meaning three, and "Unity" meaning one, Tri+Unity = Trinity. It is a way of acknowledging what the Bible reveals to us about God, that God is yet three "Persons" who have the same essence of deity. Some have tried to give human illustrations for the Trinity, such as H2O being water, ice and steam (all different forms, but all are H2O). Another illustration would be the sun. From it we receive light, heat and radiation. Three distinct aspects, but only one sun. No illustration is going to be perfect. But from the very beginning we see God as a Trinity. Notice the plural pronouns "us" and "our" in Genesis 1:26 -- Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
you are so lost and I can not guide you. I see your heart is in confused ignorance and I'll leave you in your overwhelming ignorance for a time.
You can't understand Christ's words because you ate child of Satan, you can speak only in lies because Satan only knows lies.