Comments on: Pork: Good or Bad?

By: RideZeLitenin

RideZeLitenin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:30:35 +0000

Chicken obviously has more protein, but Pork ain's doing bad at 18g per 96 cal. serving.

By: hillary

hillary — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:17:30 +0000

i’m so glad to have stumbled upon this article–the title question has been resonating in my head every time i find myself at the meat counter! i really appreciated your detailed (and comparative!) info.

By: Dienna

Dienna — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:15:58 +0000

Thanks for another great article. This comment is about pork or bacon causing heart disease… it is in the presence of EXCESS CALORIES that our bodies go haywire… don’t “flood the system” (imagine a light rain on your garden vs. a heavy rain which causes a puddle) which means DO NOT OVEREAT whether it be carbohydrates, saturated fat, or protein!!! The solution is not to vilify a single nutrient, but to include ample amounts of cardio-protective fruits and vegetables along with daily activity in the context of a eucaloric diet (one that meets BUT NOT EXCEEDS your energy needs). To eat a diet with too many calories, thereby accumulating excessive bodyfat and a dysfunctional metabolism (insulin resistance and dyslipidemia), and then place the blame on a single factor such as saturated fat is INCORRECT. People do this and then go to the other extreme and say “we must cut out evil bacon” vs. trying SMALLER AMOUNTS OF BACON in the context of a “healthy diet” (not excessive in calories).

By: Dennis A Smith

Dennis A Smith — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:22:13 +0000

God said not to eat the UNCLEAN,pork is UNCLEAN.It has allways ben UNCEAN and allways will be. God doz not change !

By: j w saxton 111

j w saxton 111 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:17:56 +0000

yes pork is great if chops are not over cooked, with a bit of pink. as to fat, it is what makes pork great even if you do not like to eat it one needs a little fat from like pork too and some evo oil. we cook ours in olive oil great. i do not like any over trimmed cut of meat!!! will not buy it as i say where is the fat!

By: Colleen

Colleen — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:30:07 +0000

My family enjoys pork tenderloin from time to time – we actually like it better than chicken, and it’s a tie with the traditional eye of round roast that my husband craves on Sundays (not every Sunday…but he would eat a mini “Thanksgiving” dinner every Sunday if I’d make it!). We roast it, grill it, saute medallions…we never bread or fry it, like some restaurants. We enjoy it!

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:07:35 +0000

I find the pork tenderloin to be economical and delicious. My family also loves when I make it for dinner. Their favorite is when I cook it with BBQ sauce, a little honey & molasses. As for bacon, because it is fatty, I like to use Canadian bacon. It makes a great BLT and goes great with breakfast too.

By: Fran

Fran — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:40:42 +0000

Why is that everyone I met that say they don’t eat pork is FAT? What ever they are eating they need to stop. For me I eat pork and I’m tall and slim. Now I don’t eat a lot of it but I do eat it. As a matter of fact there isn’t much I don’t eat. I just never over eat.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:10:18 +0000

We raised our meat, and always had a large garden when pour children where going up. They where very healthy and not over weight. I am very careful, now that I buy my meat and vegtables. I like to buy in local markets and farmers markets not chain stores.

By: Leah

Leah — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:42:21 +0000

I listen to my body, I *really* listen to my body. I recently left my vegetarian diet of 5+ years (for a number of reasons), and have a pretty good idea of what a healthy diet consists of. Pork, on occasion, fits the bill. I like lean pork, of course, and (with regard to the above statement) still like bacon. I don’t eat a lot of it. What I do eat, though, answers a call that body appreciates.
I think pork, like with anything we put into our bodies, is something to regard with consideration and respect. It’s good for me, and I respond to it.