Subj : Re: Want some AWESOME flavoured Bacon!?
To   : Darklord
From : Adept
Date : Thu Jul 20 2023 18:26:42

 Da> Well, there is another category. Some of us don't eat pork products but
 Da> are fine with other meats.

Yeah, certainly a variety of other options. E.g., Kosher, Halal, no-red-meat, no pork, etc.

When I went vegetarian, I first cut out beef, mostly because of reading about how a certain bacteria colonizes human intestines of those who frequently eat red meat, and that bacteria consumes the meat while releasing something nasty into the blood.

Though "red meat" also includes pork, I think, for this, so I probably should've cut out more, for that.

But the whole aspect of, "it's not just your body, it's all the bacteria that live in and on you" is fascinating, and in the case of red meat, a little bit scary.

 Da> You could also kind of "shoe-horn" that into those who observe the
 Da> Bible's Old Testament food laws as well (nothing unclean). Just an
 Da> observation - for a friend, you know.  :)

Makes sense. And, yeah, could probably also add "Catholic during Lent", and probably a variety of health conditions, etc.

(And hopefully this does not count as talking about religion; not meaning to talk about the religions; just diets. "Catholic during Lent" is kinda equivalent to "gluten free" or "vegetarian" for this discussion.)

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