Anthropologists and human paleontologists have found that modern Homo
sapiens, despite our advanced technology and civilization, are not
significantly different either physiologically or psychologically from
our Paleolithic ancestors. In their groundbreaking 1988 book "The
Paleolithic Prescription: A Program of Diet & Exercise and a Design
for Living", MDs Eaton and Konner and researcher Shostak used the
Paleolithic diet which consisted of a wide variety of vegetables,
fruit, and wild game (which is very lean meat) to recommend a modern
diet similar to the American Dietary Guidelines.
Eaton et al. also claimed that, while adult vegans "can be basically
healthy... there is some evidence that children raised exclusively on
such diets have slowed growth and development. To propose humans as
basically vegetarian in nature, however, is clearly unjustifed. Meat
is, and has always been, a major constituent of the human diet."
Humans have evolved for the past two million years as omnivorous
hunters/gatherers and have as much right to eat meat as any other
predator on this planet. However, unlike other modern predators, many
of whom often begin eating their prey while it is still alive and
conscious, we treat our prey far more humanely.
Instead of trying to rewrite or deny our evolutionary and dietary
heritage, it would make more sense to adopt an animal welfare approach
that advocates the humane use of our animal food sources rather than
an animal "rights" position which ultimately seeks no use of and no
contact with animals (including pets).
Catknight
So to all meat eaters out there who feel guilty, well go for organic meat that take good care of their livestock before sending them to slaughter
FireIce
how about dun eat anything at all.
ThunderFbolt
I think there is also an article somewhere suggesting that vegans have lower bone density later in life than vegetarians and the omnivorous folk. Just another thing to look at.
Catknight
Health concerns are forcing us to relook the food we take in ..lower meat consumption and the meat we source is getting more important