Re: Why is pork haraam?
Well, I find Islam to be a very natural religion and I can get most of the answers to the 'WHYs' from the original sources which might not be true for other religions.
I think the prohibition has more to do with damages pork does to your soul rather than your body. If it were only medical reasons, we would not find pork loving societies (Australians, for example) to be healthier than general Muslim societies. On the other hand, it could be that we do not follow other healthy principles recommended in Islam and those societies do.