Putting pork in its nutritional place

Friday, April 10, 2009 - 18:07 in Health & Medicine

Don't be swayed by the 'red meat versus white meat' debate. When it comes to fat, many factors come into play whether it's beef, chicken or pork on the plate. Many Americans have come to think of pork as "the other white meat," thanks to a long-running pork industry campaign. But a recent study linking red meat consumption to an overall increased risk of death lumped pork in with red meat. So what is pork -- red meat or white? Does it matter?

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