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Originally Posted by Nancy LC
Name one hunter/gatherer society that doesn't eat animal protein. Just one. Find one scrap of evidence that there have ever been humans on earth that didn't eat animal protein.
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I can not name one hunter/gatherer society that doesn't eat animal protein.
However, I do believe that primitive humans taught themselved to consume red meat only in order to survive when plant foods were in short supply. We became omnivores out of pure necessity.
Due to a gene mutation found only in humans and not in our evolutionary cousins the apes, we now know that eating red meat can trigger inflammation and, over the long term, heart disease, certain cancers and auto-immune illnesses.
The problem is that a molecule found in red meat is now recognized as an "alien" and is automatically attacked by the human body simply because it’s not biologically adapted to consume it.
I’m not suggesting that anyone should become a vegan. Heck, I’m a low carbing Cronie and consume my fair share of animal proteins. I do however limit my red meat to small amounts on rare occasions and consume primarily fish and poultry due to the gene mutation mentioned above.
It’s simply sad that a mutated gene so long ago may be causing modern humans problems today. And there’s nothing we can do about it with the exception of avoiding red meat!
It’s very difficult to accept the possibility that humans may indeed be biologically vegan.
Martin: I feel honored to be peer reviewed by you and others with differing viewpoints. We’re in total agreement that I probably would make a bad scientist.
Nancy: I do read all of the posts and wish I were able to reply more. Will try to do better in the future. Your opinions have been appreciated for a very long time. Thank you!
Bo