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I quit pork long before I started paleo – in fact, I haven’t intentionally consumed any pork in almost 10 years. This may shock you, since it seems that most paleo adherents worship pork, especially bacon and pork belly. It’s not one of those foods that I’m adamantly against, like wheat. So if some snuck into my food somewhere, I wouldn’t freak out. Nor have I ever previously recommended others to avoid it – I’ve pretty much stayed quiet on the topic. But I certainly have gone out of my way to avoid it.
Why? I’ve come across enough research and anecdotes over time, to have a sort of gut feeling to steer clear of it. Even more so, since I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything nutrition wise by keeping it out of my diet, as I eat plenty of other great meats and fats.
Needless to say, I was excited to see Paul Jaminet’s series, The Trouble With Pork (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). In these very interesting blog posts, Paul explains that there is a strong association between pork and liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, and MS. He covers a few possible contributing factors, ending with the one he finds to be the most probable culprit.
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