Evolution would not have given us big brains if we didn’t eat meat.
Humans did not evolve to eat meat. Carnivores have fangs and claws. Humans have nails and our teeth are flat so we can grind starches. Carnivore mouths go up-down, our mouths also go sideways so we can grind. The canine on our teeth are too blunt to eat flesh but do help us eat apples.
The largest land mammals are herbivorous: elephant, gorilla, hippopotamus. All these creatures have the biggest canine teeth on land but don’t eat meat.
Our intestines are long (15x body length) to be able to digest plant fiber and nutrients. The intestines of carnivores are short (4x body length) with a lot of strong acids so they can quickly digest raw meats and pass it out of their system.
Humans have trichromatic vision to see more colors like ripe fruits vs carnivores with dichromatic vision.
The brain runs mostly on glycogen which is from plants, not meat.
Carnivores want to eat raw meat and are not picky about what parts they eat. Humans will die if they eat most raw meat or milk, and get grossed out if it’s a part they’re not used to, like brains.
We do not instinctually crave killing an animal or its flesh. If you are locked in a room with an apple and a chicken, you will want to eat the apple.
Topic: FAQ – Health
