National Pork Council: Many Americans Suffer From Pork Deficiency

DES MOINES, IA—An alarming study released Tuesday by the National Pork Producers Council reports that fewer than 5 percent of Americans get the NPPC recommended daily allowance of pork. “An overwhelming majority of Americans aren’t getting the dietary pork they need for healthy muscles and proper digestion,” read the NPPC study. “What’s worse, many growing children who could be helped by as little as two strips of bacon a day are getting no pork at all.” The NPPC recommends that adults eat at least nine servings of pork per day from the bacon, ham, chop and rind groups.