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Why We Are Carnivores
Definitions [1,2,3]
"An herbivore is an organism that mostly feeds on plants." Examples of herbivores include elephants, gorillas and cows.
"A carnivore is an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals." Examples of carnivores include lions, tigers and wolfs.
"Some carnivores, called obligate carnivores, depend only on meat for survival. Their bodies cannot digest plants properly (...).
Most carnivores are not obligate carnivores. A hypercarnivore is an organism that depends on animals for at least 70 percent of its diet. Plants, fungi, and other nutrients make up the rest of their food. All obligate carnivores, including cats, are hypercarnivores (...).
Mesocarnivores depend on animal meat for at least 50 percent of their diet. Foxes are mesocarnivores. They also eat fruits, vegetables, and fungi.
Hypocarnivores depend on animal meat for less than 30 percent of their diet. Most species of bears are hypocarnivores. They eat meat, fish, berries, nuts, and even the roots and bulbs of plants. Hypocarnivores such as bears are also considered omnivores."
"An omnivore is an organism that regularly consumes a variety of material, including plants, animals, algae, and fungi." Examples of omnivores include humans, bears and red foxes,
Teeth [1,2,3]
Carnivorous mammals, on the other hand, usually have long, sharp teeth that help them grab prey and rip it apart.
Many herbivorous mammals have wide molars. These big teeth help them grind up leaves and grasses.
Omnivores have a mix of both types of teeth, with sharp teeth for cutting and grinding teeth for chewing.
Eyes
Grizzlies, fennec foxes, hyenas, gorillas, chimpanzees and humans are omnivores and have forwad facing eyes.
Brain development [4]
"Numerous studies have concluded that the freeing of the hands and the associated shift from a plant-based diet to one that relies more on animal protein was crucial for the development of the human brain.
Other studies have found that starch-containing plant foods were of equal importance for human evolution during the Pleistocene. Easy to digest carbohydrates are exceedingly well suited to the increased metabolic demands of a growing brain.
The invention of cooking further increased the digestibility of carbohydrates and improved their taste. When starch is cooked, more energy is made available to human tissues with high glucose requirements such as the brain, the red blood cells, and the developing foetus."
Digestion [4]
"While our earliest ancestors were more or less herbivores by nature, as indicated by their anatomy and physiology, Homo later evolved into an omnivorous species.
In herbivores the enzymatic digestion begins through saliva in the mouth. Carnivores, on the other hand, gulp down their food, which is digested only in the stomach.
In addition, fermentation chambers exist in the large intestine of both herbivores and omnivores, where the indigestible food components are broken down.
The intestine of a typical carnivore also differs from that of an herbivore with regard to its length. Carnivores have a very short intestine, herbivores have a very long one, while omnivores are somewhere in between.
The intestinal length in humans can be explained in terms of evolutionary history over the course of hominisation and is generally associated with an increase in meat consumption."
Stomach pH
Having the same pH as vultures because we eat decaying flesh of dead animals as part of an omnivore diet doesn't mean we are carnivores.
Fiber is "death in the wild"
The same process that he describes in his video with bacteria digesting fiber and the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in gorillas and cows happens in our large intestine.
We have trillions of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and other microbes in your digestive tract making up our gut microbiome.
Without enough SCFAs the lining of our gut becomes unhealthy and more permeable (a.k.a leaky gut) allowing the content of our gut to enter our bloodstream contributing to chronic inflammation and increase risk of heart disease.
SCFAs help regulate the immune system of the gut contributing to limit the risk of Crohn's disease.
Fiber is not "death in the wild." Multiple bowel movements a day is not bad for you, it won't cause cancer. It will feed you microbiome which is beneficial to our good health.
https://zoe.com/learn/what-does-fiber-do-for-the-body
https://www.richroll.com/podcast/will-bulsiewicz-680/
https://shows.acast.com/thehappypear/episodes/dr-alan-desmond
https://zoe.com/learn/how-to-improve-gut-health
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
https://zoe.com/learn/podcast-conquer-ibs
https://theproof.com/managing-ibs-with-gastroenterologist-dr-sarina-pasricha/
https://theproof.com/1595-2/
Gluten
Gluten is only a problem for people with a allergies to it. People with intolerance can train there gut by reducing consumption and slowly increasing overtime.
https://zoe.com/learn/podcast-should-you-worry-about-gluten
https://www.pcrm.org/news/exam-room-podcast/truth-about-gluten
Plants are trying to kill you
They have been failing for 6 millions years. Homo sapiens, the modern form of humans, have been around for 300,000 years and its population has grow to over 8 billion.
Why? Because we have learn to eat what doesn't kill us and our bodies have evolved to eat plants.
Our ancestors started as herbivores before becoming omnivores by adding meats and fish to their diet.
https://zoe.com/learn/what-are-antinutrients
https://zoe.com/learn/lectins
https://zoe.com/learn/podcast-the-surprising-truth-about-lectins
Animals in the zoo
"If you feed an animal something that it doesn't eat in the wild (...) they get sick. But what do they get sick with? They get obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune diseases, (...), arthritis and all the rest of them. These things don't exist in the wild." – Anthony Chaffe
Yeah! Of course.
Feeding inappropriate food to an animal will make it sick. Feeding meat to a Koala, will get it sick.
This doesn't prove we are carnivores.
Average life expectancy of a golden retriever
60% of Americans eat highly process food like substances. Most American don't exercise, they don't event walk anymore, they rather use cars, electric bike, electric scooter,... Dog owners impose that same lifestyle on to their dogs. And dog "food" is worst than human's.
Dogs are also subject to environmental toxins like second hand smoke, pesticides, and herbicides.
So no wonder they suffer of the same diseases than humans and that their lifespan has sharply felt down.
This doesn't prove we are carnivores.
Sources
[1] Herbivore, National Geographic
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/herbivore/
[2] Carnivore, National Geographic
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/carnivore/
[3] Omnivore, National Geographic
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/omnivore/
[4] Nutrition and Health in Human, Evolution–Past to Present, PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9460423/
Definitions [1,2,3]
"An herbivore is an organism that mostly feeds on plants." Examples of herbivores include elephants, gorillas and cows.
"A carnivore is an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals." Examples of carnivores include lions, tigers and wolfs.
"Some carnivores, called obligate carnivores, depend only on meat for survival. Their bodies cannot digest plants properly (...).
Most carnivores are not obligate carnivores. A hypercarnivore is an organism that depends on animals for at least 70 percent of its diet. Plants, fungi, and other nutrients make up the rest of their food. All obligate carnivores, including cats, are hypercarnivores (...).
Mesocarnivores depend on animal meat for at least 50 percent of their diet. Foxes are mesocarnivores. They also eat fruits, vegetables, and fungi.
Hypocarnivores depend on animal meat for less than 30 percent of their diet. Most species of bears are hypocarnivores. They eat meat, fish, berries, nuts, and even the roots and bulbs of plants. Hypocarnivores such as bears are also considered omnivores."
"An omnivore is an organism that regularly consumes a variety of material, including plants, animals, algae, and fungi." Examples of omnivores include humans, bears and red foxes,
Teeth [1,2,3]
Carnivorous mammals, on the other hand, usually have long, sharp teeth that help them grab prey and rip it apart.
Many herbivorous mammals have wide molars. These big teeth help them grind up leaves and grasses.
Omnivores have a mix of both types of teeth, with sharp teeth for cutting and grinding teeth for chewing.
Eyes
Grizzlies, fennec foxes, hyenas, gorillas, chimpanzees and humans are omnivores and have forwad facing eyes.
Brain development [4]
"Numerous studies have concluded that the freeing of the hands and the associated shift from a plant-based diet to one that relies more on animal protein was crucial for the development of the human brain.
Other studies have found that starch-containing plant foods were of equal importance for human evolution during the Pleistocene. Easy to digest carbohydrates are exceedingly well suited to the increased metabolic demands of a growing brain.
The invention of cooking further increased the digestibility of carbohydrates and improved their taste. When starch is cooked, more energy is made available to human tissues with high glucose requirements such as the brain, the red blood cells, and the developing foetus."
Digestion [4]
"While our earliest ancestors were more or less herbivores by nature, as indicated by their anatomy and physiology, Homo later evolved into an omnivorous species.
In herbivores the enzymatic digestion begins through saliva in the mouth. Carnivores, on the other hand, gulp down their food, which is digested only in the stomach.
In addition, fermentation chambers exist in the large intestine of both herbivores and omnivores, where the indigestible food components are broken down.
The intestine of a typical carnivore also differs from that of an herbivore with regard to its length. Carnivores have a very short intestine, herbivores have a very long one, while omnivores are somewhere in between.
The intestinal length in humans can be explained in terms of evolutionary history over the course of hominisation and is generally associated with an increase in meat consumption."
Stomach pH
Having the same pH as vultures because we eat decaying flesh of dead animals as part of an omnivore diet doesn't mean we are carnivores.
Fiber is "death in the wild"
The same process that he describes in his video with bacteria digesting fiber and the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in gorillas and cows happens in our large intestine.
We have trillions of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and other microbes in your digestive tract making up our gut microbiome.
Without enough SCFAs the lining of our gut becomes unhealthy and more permeable (a.k.a leaky gut) allowing the content of our gut to enter our bloodstream contributing to chronic inflammation and increase risk of heart disease.
SCFAs help regulate the immune system of the gut contributing to limit the risk of Crohn's disease.
Fiber is not "death in the wild." Multiple bowel movements a day is not bad for you, it won't cause cancer. It will feed you microbiome which is beneficial to our good health.
https://zoe.com/learn/what-does-fiber-do-for-the-body
https://www.richroll.com/podcast/will-bulsiewicz-680/
https://shows.acast.com/thehappypear/episodes/dr-alan-desmond
https://zoe.com/learn/how-to-improve-gut-health
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
https://zoe.com/learn/podcast-conquer-ibs
https://theproof.com/managing-ibs-with-gastroenterologist-dr-sarina-pasricha/
https://theproof.com/1595-2/
Gluten
Gluten is only a problem for people with a allergies to it. People with intolerance can train there gut by reducing consumption and slowly increasing overtime.
https://zoe.com/learn/podcast-should-you-worry-about-gluten
https://www.pcrm.org/news/exam-room-podcast/truth-about-gluten
Plants are trying to kill you
They have been failing for 6 millions years. Homo sapiens, the modern form of humans, have been around for 300,000 years and its population has grow to over 8 billion.
Why? Because we have learn to eat what doesn't kill us and our bodies have evolved to eat plants.
Our ancestors started as herbivores before becoming omnivores by adding meats and fish to their diet.
https://zoe.com/learn/what-are-antinutrients
https://zoe.com/learn/lectins
https://zoe.com/learn/podcast-the-surprising-truth-about-lectins
Animals in the zoo
"If you feed an animal something that it doesn't eat in the wild (...) they get sick. But what do they get sick with? They get obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune diseases, (...), arthritis and all the rest of them. These things don't exist in the wild." – Anthony Chaffe
Yeah! Of course.
Feeding inappropriate food to an animal will make it sick. Feeding meat to a Koala, will get it sick.
This doesn't prove we are carnivores.
Average life expectancy of a golden retriever
60% of Americans eat highly process food like substances. Most American don't exercise, they don't event walk anymore, they rather use cars, electric bike, electric scooter,... Dog owners impose that same lifestyle on to their dogs. And dog "food" is worst than human's.
Dogs are also subject to environmental toxins like second hand smoke, pesticides, and herbicides.
So no wonder they suffer of the same diseases than humans and that their lifespan has sharply felt down.
This doesn't prove we are carnivores.
Sources
[1] Herbivore, National Geographic
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/herbivore/
[2] Carnivore, National Geographic
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/carnivore/
[3] Omnivore, National Geographic
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/omnivore/
[4] Nutrition and Health in Human, Evolution–Past to Present, PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9460423/