Its a way of life in my neck of the woods, enough so that it was a main target of organized crime here a couple of years ago. Other than the added sodium (chloride and nitrite) it is not less healthy than other fatty pork products.
It is kind of a miracle for parts of the world where food preservation is an important issue. Every can in a prepper’s hoard is a can that could instead be feeding hungry people in hot climates.
