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In this pig case the PERSON himself might not be willing to spend $XXX given the odds. Let's face it we make such decisions each day: we face a million types of diseases and a million ways to die. Not to mention that we smoke, drink, eat red meat, buttered popcorn, ice cream...

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True.

Red meat isn't bad for you.

Red meat in a high glycemic index and/or calorifically high diet is bad for you.

There are probably leaner sources of protein you could go for, but the fats in quality red meat are the closest thing to a nutritional panacea for humans.

Admittedly, these boons mean little when all of your health problems are from eating too much or eating junk food (candy, soda, etc).

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