Anthropologist Marvin Harris argues in the chapter Biocultural Connection "Pig Lovers and Pig Haters" that the dietary prohibitions Muslims and Jews have against pork stemmed from it being maladaptive to raise pigs in their environment.

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Harris argues that pigs were maladaptive to raise in the arid and semi-arid environments of the Middle East, which led to the development of dietary prohibitions among Muslims and Jews against consuming pork.

Anthropologist Marvin Harris Argues in the Chapter Biocultural Connection "Pig