Why is pork forbidden in Islam?

Cyril wrote: The only reason why pork is forbidden in Islam is the reason given by Bmz: "Because The Lord Almighty had forbidden it earlier, before the advent of Islam." The explanations of pork being too dangerous to eat are attempts by people, embarrassed by the good health and long-life expectancy of pork-eating Westerners, to find excuses to a seemingly pointless dietary law. Hundreds of millions of people raise and eat pork in tropical climates (South China, Indochina, Papua) without suffering from pork induced diseases. My explanation of the ban on pork in Judaism and Islam is probably because, thousands of years ago, it was such an important animal (as the pig is economically)  that it became somehow sacred and eventually a taboo. In the following centuries the religious origin of that taboo became forgotten and only remained the idea that the pig was unclean. A similar process of sacralization can be observed with the cow in Hinduism.

I have to lean towards Cyril on this. Pigs used be and are sacred animals to alot people just like the cow in Hinduism.

I would say eating wild boar and undomesticated pigs would be dangerous and for that i would be with fatima of what she brought across. I don't necessarily disagree with the information but today's pigs or pork are pretty much regulated for consumption, if such pigs were found to be unhealthy and/or have diseases, I don't think pork would get passed the health organisations. The same with chicken/duck/turkey/cows/sheep and goats.

As with all meats unproperly unprepared and not stored properly and not cooked properly would cause illnesses.

I have always eaten pork and there is nothing wrong with me, no worms as such, the same as with those, who i know eat pork. It is a really good source of thiamin and protein. As I'm sure you have heard before pigs are a clean animal dispite them rolling around in mud  which is also known to be good for your skin by the way

Feed them a healthy diet the better, that goes for chicken/duck/turkey and cows, goats, sheep  

Now, I am not trying to convince anyone to eat pork or sway from religious teachings.  whenever the subject of pork comes up I always say pretty mucht he same thing.

As with the saying goes, if unsure then don't

Asalaamu alaikum:

Pork is known to cause higher lipid counts in the blood stream than other meats. It is a lipid that causes more havoc with the digestion than other lipids. It is harder to digest, and is believed to stay in the veins longer. Most cardiologists with whom I have worked at at the local teaching hospital do not recommend it in the cardiac diet. It wreaks havoc with those who may have gallbladder disease. All the parasites mentioned by Sister Fatima are highly prevalent in pork. I have watched pigs in a factory farm eat their own excrement. Yuck! Allah (swt) knows best, and I will follow his recommends. After all, He created us!

If its haraam sustain from it.  Why would anyone want to make something halaal that is haraam?