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Originally Posted by stampsx2
Gorrilas are vegetarians and are large muscular mammals. Most monkeys don't eat almost any meat and if we are of similar build and makeup then i think humans were meant to be the same, mostly vegetarians.
Carnivores have short intestines to expel the meat from the body quickly not to absorb much of the toxins. Humans have long intestines more for plant digestion.
If you can get away with living happy being a vegetarian then why not? Social pressure? For me it's hard to stay away from a burger or pepperoni pizza.
Try splitting your bbq in two for a summer, one side for meat the other for veggies. See what it looks like in the fall.
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I remember learning/hearing that our digestive systems lack the enzymes that many herbivorous have to efficiently break down the cellular walls of plants, making it harder to break down pure plants (although out teeth/saliva slightly make up for it).
Our bodies have evolved to help maximize calorie intake from many sources, and if some of the articles on the internet are to be believed, we have more meat-based processing systems (stomach geared more towards meat, intestines function the same as carnivores, we eat in meals rather that constant eating) than plant.
Not sure I would want to spend a good chunk of the day foraging and munching on veggies just to get my daily intake like monkeys and gorillas do.