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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
There is no evidence that meat, especially pork, causes hypertension directly. Either treated or undertreated. Cardiovascular disease is a complex disease with mutant genes, environment and poor habits. Consuming processed porcine products occasionally will not hurt someone. People only choose not to eat these products due to beliefs or lifestyle.
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Ok...to clarify AKA....it's not directly...what many practicioners have found is it's not the PORK that will kill u...it's processing of...LOL...
Now here is the kicker and I am so glad you brought this up:
Consuming processed porcine products occasionally will not hurt someone.
That is very very true and part of why I have cut back on how much pork I eat is that most of the pork that is cooked has such a high salt content, it's crazy.
I worked for a Nephrology Dept for 7 years (Kidney specialists) and one thing that has been found and is always being reinforced among the African American community who have been patients, is that in order to decrease the rate of hypertension and diabetes and kidney failure, cut out the fried foods...pork chops pork rinds, pickled pigs feet and so on...are so cheap to buy and so high in preservatives that because it's eaten in such high quatities, by the time most people are tested and treated, they are already in bad shape.
And to clarify also, it's not just us, it's prevalent among other nationalities also and there are many reasons why the rate is extremely high among the African American community....and a lot of those folks don't have adequate insurance to cover treatment (meds, dialysis, possible transplant) either.
BTW....did anyone know that a lot of insurances either don't cover (at 100% anyways) or have special provisions set up for those who are in need of organ transplant?
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