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Pork

Pork is a type of meat that comes from pigs. It is a rich source of high-quality protein and provides various vitamins and minerals that are essential for human health, including Vitamin B6, thiamin, phosphorus, niacin, and selenium.

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Food
Molecular Formula
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Mechanism of Action
As a source of protein, vitamins, and minerals, pork contributes to the growth and repair of body tissues, supports immune health, and aids in energy production.
Evidence Grade
A

Other Names

  • Swine
  • Hog
  • Pig meat

Primary Benefits

  • High in protein
  • Provides essential vitamins and minerals
  • Supports muscle growth and repair
  • Aids in energy production

Recommended Dosage

Adults 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight, which can be obtained from various protein sources including pork
Children Amount varies by age, weight, and overall diet

Side Effects

  • May increase risk of certain diseases when consumed in excess, especially processed or red meats

Precautions

  • People with certain conditions may need to limit or avoid pork
  • Potential risk of foodborne illness if not properly cooked

Interactions

  • Interactions may occur with certain medications and health conditions

Key References

  • National Institutes of Health
  • USDA FoodData Central
The Simple Blueprint to Reverse Disease
Optimizing Health Through Natural Lifestyle and Nutritional Adjustments 44:42 0
“this has been shown time and time again 1% 2% of our calories today we're up to 10 to 15% of our calories from these polyunsaturated fats because they're in everything and all of our livestock are fed differently so even in our chicken fat and in our pork fat we're getting more linolic acid and we're getting seed oils in our food”

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The Simple Blueprint to Reverse Disease
Optimizing Health Through Natural Lifestyle and Nutritional Adjustments 53:17 0
“you must eat an evolutionarily consistent amounts of linolic acid in your diet which means completely eliminating seed oils but also being very careful with things like mainstream chicken, pork, bacon fat etc.”

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The Simple Blueprint to Reverse Disease
Optimizing Health Through Natural Lifestyle and Nutritional Adjustments 59:01 0
“if you really wanted to eat a very low linolic acid diet how would you do it number one you'd get rid of all seed oils but number two three and four are going to surprise you you would not eat eggs you would not eat chicken and you would not eat pork”

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The Simple Blueprint to Reverse Disease
Optimizing Health Through Natural Lifestyle and Nutritional Adjustments 1:02:33 0
“I don't eat pork yeah and so I've I've eaten that way for years and this is just my anic data but it's it's not difficult for me to stay lean you know it's it's incredibly easy I'm 47 years old I don't I don't lift weights and I remain very very lean and maybe this is just my body but my suspicion here is that if people try this I think they will lose weight very quickly and Achieve metabolic Health rapidly.”

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LIVE TO 100: Secrets of the Blues Zones | Dan Buettner x Rich Roll Podcast
The Power of Plant-Based Diets for Longevity and Health 42:53 0
“these dietary studies we were finding that about 85 percent of their dietary intake came from Whole Food plant-based and when they were using animal products they'd use a little bit of lard to fry or they'd use a piece of pork the size of a marshmallow to season a whole pot of food”

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Heart Surgeon Exposes Why Doctors Are Wrong About Cholesterol (with Dr. Ovadia)
Understanding Nutrition, Metabolic Health, and Disease Prevention Through Podcasts 1:11:00 0
“Could we get people healthier faster from an insulin resistance perspective if we recommended overall linoleic acid limitation and said you might actually want to limit pork fat, olive oil, and avocado oil?”

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Heart Surgeon Exposes Why Doctors Are Wrong About Cholesterol (with Dr. Ovadia)
Understanding Nutrition, Metabolic Health, and Disease Prevention Through Podcasts 1:12:54 0
“You can find it. Uh a good pasture-raised uh pork or chicken or eggs, like you said, is almost impossible to find.”

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The Keto Psychiatrist: What Keto Is Really Doing To Your Body! Can It Cure 43% Of Mental Illness?
Keto Diet Impact on Mental Health, Metabolism, and Physiology 1:17:44 0
“Switched to a carnivore diet 3 to four pounds of fatty meat per day mostly pork and beef this was dairy free no plants and uh he checked his ketones using urine testing.”

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The Cancer Expert: “This Common Food Is Making Cancer Worse!”
Cancer Prevention Through Lifestyle Changes and Metabolic Health Strategies 23:12 0
“we did not evolve to eat pork pies and Dunkin Donuts jelly fil donnuts and pizzas we did not our ancestors did not eat this right we were killing and eating Animals As I said we ate everything that walked crawled flew or swam on this planet became part of our diet um we did not have Donuts on every corner delicate essin on every corner our we evolved over this period of time just like our primate ancestors uh the animals chimps and gorillas and things that you see in the zoos are fed their natural diets as if they were living in in their habitat their natural habitat whether it was in South America Africa or wherever it was were're not throwing in jelly donuts every day and pizza pie into the chimpanzee pen”

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