thanks! (ick)
I'd wonder just how much of this also applies to other animals, especially those raise in lots or contained spaces.
Elaine
-----Original Message-----
>From: Kristina Carlton <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Jun 9, 2006 11:22 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: pork
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>Supposedly pigs are 80% like humans and therefore it is not healthy to eat
>them - besides the fact that they are scavengers and will eat feces and/or
>their own young among other things.
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>Here is what Mercola has to say:
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>"Pigs are scavenger animals and are frequently contaminated with parasites
>that aren't removed through the cooking process. It would be best to avoid
>all ham and pork products. Pork can be heavily contaminated with mold spores
>in its fat and is also used in labs to culture cancer cells, because it
>increases their growth."
>
>On 6/9/06, Jerry Stegenga <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> In a message dated 6/9/2006 10:37:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> [log in to unmask] writes:
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>> he's convinced that pork is toxic to humans....
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>> I am convinced that it is not! Maybe he is Jewish? Jerry Steg
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