Okay lets start.....is human really herbivore????
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A carnivore's teeth are long, sharp and pointed like tigers/wolf .....herbivore's teeth are not pointed, but flat edged. These are useful tools for biting, crushing and grinding like human
Human beings are Omnivorous. As for a tiger/wolf, they both dont have similar types of teeth. Canines have teeth which help them bite and hold/shred. Tigers have teeth that are designed to puncture the throat and impale the jugulars. If you see Canines like Hyenas hunt, they go for the abdomen and start eating whilst the animal is still alive. Tigers, Lions and other big cats first kill and then eat. So their teeth are designed that way not because they are Carnivorous, but because they have a specific function in their ecosystem. BTW these animals have Molars too, just as we do.
For us, we have canine teeth too. And that is smaller because we dont have to pounce on an animal and bite em. We have other ways of killing and we only eat cooked meat. Hence we dont need such long, sharp or strong teeth.
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A carnivore's or omnivore's small intestine is three to six times the length of its trunk. This is a tool designed for rapid elimination of food that rots quickly. Herbivore's small intestines are 10 to 12 times the length of their body, and winds itself back and forth in random directions. This is a tool designed for keeping food in it for long enough periods of time so that all the valuable nutrients and minerals can be extracted from it before it enters the large intestine.(like human)
We function differently. A carnivore eats RAW meat. We eat cooked meat. A carnivore also consumes a lot of fur, bones and other stuff that gets expelled in their feces. We dont consume all of that stuff. A herbivore also consumes high cellulose content. Hence it needs every bit of nutrient in the food it consumes. Therefore the longer intestines.
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A carnivore's stomach secretes powerful digestive enzymes with about 10 times the amount of hydrochloric acid than a human or herbivore. The pH is less than or equal to "1" with food in the stomach, for a carnivore or omnivore. For humans or other herbivores, the pH ranges from 4 to 5 with food in the stomach.
A carnivore eats RAW meat. Along with fur, bones etc., Therefore it needs more acidity in its gastric juices to break it down as well as probably kill bacteria in raw meat that it consumes. We eat cooked meat. Therefore we dont need so much of acidity in our stomach. Even in the case of raw foods, like Steak Tartare or Sushi, we "treat" the meat. Meaning we thinly slice it, or grind the meat, etc so its easy for us to eat. We dont consume it raw.
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nature din't design our body for meat consumption...and when you do consume meat you are actually abusing your body as per nature...as a result of which
Red Meat Increases Risk Of Cancer, Heart Disease And Death
Red Meat Increases Risk Of Cancer, Heart Disease And Death
this a medical paper published in 2012...
An Pan, Ph.D., of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and team evaluated data from two prospective cohort studies, with repeated measures of diet and up to 28 years of follow-up, which included data from 37,698 men and 83,644 women. They noted 23,926 deaths, which included 5,910 deaths from CVD and 9,464 deaths from cancer.
How do you know what nature designed us for? In reality we have evolved to both eat meat as well as veggies. BTW Red meat does not increase the risk of cancer or heart disease. It does so, because people dont cook it right or use a lot of cheese and stuff.
So what that book says is not false.....medically it has been proven our body is not equipped well enough to handle the meat....
but its still is a personal choice.... pour body was not even made to handle alcohol and other garbage we put in..but hey bsomehow it manages
Like I said, its not that red meat is bad. Its how we eat it. And its about our lifestyle. This is just bad science is all. Dietary intake, smoking, drinking, drugs, physical activity and exercise, mental health, stress - ALL of these factors contribute to mortality. 1 factor like red meat does NOT.
Here is an article debunking this nonsense:
Red meat & mortality & the usual bad science
Eat red meat with fat, then its bad.
Eat red meat that has been cured (bacon, ham, sausages etc), then they are bad because they have extremely high content of sodium which is bad for the heart.
Eat red meat with cheese and other stuff, again bad.
Eat properly trimmed red meat, grilled, with less salt, and combine it with regular excercise - VERY healthy. More healthy than eating a plate of fries.