Nine reasons we are not built to eat meat...
Posted by:
solitude bird
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Date: May 15, 2006 11:47AM Nine reasons why we are not built to eat meat.
------------------------------------------ I'm reposting this again. This is from Muscle & Fitness magazine, October 1992 issue. Nine reasons why we are not built to eat meat. Comparing 3 groups ; Carnivores ( lions, tigers, wolves ). Herbivores ( gorillas, horses, cows ). And Human Beings. TEETH Carnivores : Long canines, to tear flesh. Herbivores : Flat molars, to grind plant food. Human Beings : Flat molars, to grind nuts and vegetables. JAWS Carnivores : Open wide, to capture their prey - but they can't move sideways, to grind plant food. Herbivores : Can't open wide - but they can move side to side, to grind plant food. Human Beings : Can't open wide, but they can move side to side, to grind nuts and vegetables. CLAWS Carnivores : Long and sharp to tear flesh. Herbivores : No claws. Human Beings : No claws - only fingers, to pick vegetables. BOWEL WALLS Carnivores : Smooth, to let meat move along quickly. Herbivores : Full of pouches. Meat could get stuck, and putrefy. Human Beings : Full of pouches. Meat can get stuck, and putrefy, causing colon cancer and other problems. INTESTINES Carnivores : Very short - meat can pass through quickly without putrefying. Herbivores : Very long - meat could putrefy. Human Beings : Very long - meat could putrefy. STOMACH Carnivores : Highly acidic, to digest meat easily. Herbivores : Very alkaline, to digest carbohydrates easily. Human Beings : Very alkaline, to digest carbohydrates easily. DRINK Carnivores : By lapping. Herbivores : By swallowing. Human Beings : By swallowing. SWEAT Carnivores : Through their tongues only. Herbivores : Through skin pores. Human Beings : Through skin pores. INSTINCTS Carnivores : When they see their prey bleeding, they pounce on it. Herbivores : When they see smaller animals, they don't yearn to kill them. Human Beings : When most people see an injured, bleeding animal, they feel repulsed or want to help it. Most people would be horrified to see an animal slaughtered. Re: Nine reasons we are not built to eat meat...
Posted by:
deeds
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Date: May 15, 2006 12:44PM a sensible list of reasons
cooool, solitude bird! Re: Nine reasons we are not built to eat meat...
Posted by:
blissmummy
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Date: May 15, 2006 01:44PM groovy! but what would my parents think if I put this on the fridge...
:~)! Re: Nine reasons we are not built to eat meat...
Posted by:
josephsgirl
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Date: May 15, 2006 06:28PM i say put it on the damn fridge blissmummy!!!! yeah!
lauren Re: Nine reasons we are not built to eat meat...
Posted by:
sodoffsocks
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Date: May 16, 2006 01:04AM I think if an omnivore group was included, humans would match them a lot closer than Herbivores. Re: Nine reasons we are not built to eat meat...
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: May 16, 2006 05:07AM sodoffsocks Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I think if an omnivore group was included, humans > would match them a lot closer than Herbivores. Certainly, humans can eat anything. Still, there's no reason why people can't survive as vegetarians. IIRC the oldest woman currently alive (120) is a vegetarian. Re: Nine reasons we are not built to eat meat...
Posted by:
ThomasLantern
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Date: May 17, 2006 09:00PM If I found out that I should eat bugs, I would. Starting with all the pests on this board (just kidding!) Re: Nine reasons we are not built to eat meat...
Posted by:
Little Bug
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Date: May 17, 2006 11:27PM Hey!!!! Re: Nine reasons we are not built to eat meat...
Posted by:
blissmummy
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Date: May 18, 2006 12:12AM Woah~!! Ha ha ha ha Re: Nine reasons we are not built to eat meat...
Posted by:
Funky Rob
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Date: May 18, 2006 08:07AM Hey Thomas, after lots of thought on this subject, I decided that our "natural" diet would almost certainly have included bugs (insects) so I do eat them!
Rob -- Rob Hull - Funky Raw My blog: [www.rawrob.com] Re: Nine reasons we are not built to eat meat...
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: May 18, 2006 08:59PM How do you harvest them Rob? Or do you put some honey out and let them come to you? Re: Nine reasons we are not built to eat meat...
Posted by:
ThomasLantern
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Date: May 19, 2006 03:13AM The best part of my joke is that one of you is named Little Bug..... mmmmm..... haha..
Yeah Rob, I read that in another thread. I do find the idea interesting, although I currently have no real basis for eating bugs. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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