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Let us find out; why is pork forbidden in Islam ? People ask me all the time, Why don't you eat pork? ...Is it religious reasons? ...Are you vegetarian? Are you Muslim or a Jew  ? Do you know that pork taste good ?  Honestly,  I was even asked to provide sound scientific evidence affirming the danger of eating pork. I will share a few findings with you. Medical and scientific reasons for not eating pork : This is a direct quote from "What the Bible Says About Healthy Eating" by Dr. Rex Russell. He attended Baylor School of Medicine in Houston, Texas and did his residency at the Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Minnesota. "One reason for God's rule forbidding pork is that the digestive system of a pig is completely different from that of a cow. It is similar to ours, in that the stomach is very acidic. Pigs are gluttonous, never knowing when to stop eating. Their stomach acids become diluted because of the volume of food, allowing all kinds of v