Vegans, can you show scientific proof that we have evolved to where we do not?!
Answers: need to consume meat products anymore? By scientific I do not want any veggie propaganda.
No. It's impossible.
Dude, nothin wrong wi a vegan diet.
Don't offend vegans.
I eat meat but at least I have RESPECT for others unlike certain people.
If Veganism was so unhealthy, why did its founder live to 95?
I think that Donald Watson, founder of the UK Vegan Society, is proof that we don't necessarily need to eat meat products. He died at 95 after being vegan for over 60 years.
It may not be scientific but that's all the proof I need.
Well, I don't know the exact scientific stuff, but I have read from multiple resources that humans are designed to eat a plant-based diet, mainly with things that are scientifically considered fruits (cucumbers, tomatoes, and other veggies that are scientifically fruits). We never "needed" to consume meat, so why should we now?
The mere fact that vegetarians have lower instances of many diseases of affluence and live statistically longer life spans is proof that we don't *need* to eat meat.
i have 4 very large strong intelligent boys & one beautiful girl, whom i have raised as veggies. oh and they are still veggies all are in their 20's and 30's. the most inconvient cullinery truth is that meat is very destructive to the planet. the amount of land and water used to process just one burger is staggering. our bodies have to struggle to process the meat - our digestive enzymes have evolved to process the meat, our teeth are like that of horses, & cows - our intestines are very long - not like say a lion or tiger, whos intestines are really short so as to process the meat and expell quickly b4 it rots and becomes toxic, causing colon polups or cancer. and the term vegan is well a farce unless you are a monk living in a cave eating only fruits and veggies and never using fossil fuels - you do know that is an animal by product right. any way good question :)
Can I? Yes. It's basic science.
Here let me show you. It's quite simple actually. Our body needs nutrients to grow and to function. Those have all been identified as vitamins, minerals, etc.... There is only one vitamin that cannot be sourced naturally and that is B12. B12 does occur naturally on vegetables but our culture of cleanliness requires the washing of those vegetables, thus removing the B12. There are now supplemental sources available to supply the needed B12. With all of the nutrients now covered, eating meat is not required.
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We're *technically* naturally born onmivores. Our bodies are suited for consumption of meat and non-meat food sources because most of our ancestors relied on seasonal dietary changes. However, you can thrive easily on a vegan or vegetarian diet and can not easily thrive on an all-meat diet - anyone who's tried atkins will probably concur.
I don't have any quick sources on this, but I don't know if there are any good, reliable studies out there one way or the other. Dietary studies are always slanted in favor of the people paying for the study, good or bad.
Because we are an adaptable species, most of us can chose to eat a vegan diet. Some people can't, and it's not for everyone, and that's fine. For instance, my boyfriend can't digest beans, nuts, seeds, uncooked vegetables, leafy greens, soy, or milk! (Try cooking for someone like that! It's not easy!) That doesn't mean he doesn't TRY to be a compassionate eater, however.
We're all wired differently. As a species, on the whole, we're built for being omni, but by choice we can eat veg. :)
I'm sure science would believe that we do not eat meat after they see that vegetarians and vegan are still living after years of not eating meat...so no, people do not NEED meat.
This sounds pretty good
There has been much dissension among scientists regarding the topic of human physiology and diet, and opinions have spanned the continuum from one end to the other. The fact is, human physiology does not fit neatly into any of the three major categories of mammalian diets: carnivorous, herbivorous, or omnivorous. We have a few traits from each of these classifications, which makes it easy for researchers to "prove" their position merely by pointing out those characteristics that suit their particular opinion.
It is often suggested that specific features of human anatomy or physiology dictate our behavior. However, from the perspective of diet, our physical makeup only prescribes our nutritional requirements, not how specific nutrients must be obtained. For instance, although we have a nutritional need for iron, there are many dietary sources of iron. Nutritionally speaking, it is irrelevant whether we get our iron from plant or animal sources; what matters is simply that we get it.
The argument that "biology is destiny" is typically used to justify a particular eating style. In that light, we must acknowledge that humans are the only species on Earth that appears to have no idea what its ideal diet should be. We are also the only species that has self-inflicted diet-related diseases, caused extensive environmental destruction through basic food production, and created pathogenic infestations that widely infect our food supply.
This type of reasoning also blatantly ignores a critical element of human evolution -- the aspect of choice. The arguments that "humans are meant to eat meat" or " humans have always eaten meat" are certainly no rational defenses for its continuation. If we were to accept this type of twisted logic, we would also have to say that humans have always murdered, raped, enslaved, and committed other heinous acts that our culture today finds reprehensible. Unlike most other animals, humans can choose what foods to eat. Sadly, our poor choices in the past have ravaged our land; fouled our air and waterways; heaped immeasurable suffering upon other species; and undermined our own health.
Our ability to digest a wide variety of foods undoubtedly contributed to our species' survival throughout history. Today, however, our dietary choices have more to do with tradition, culture, economics, politics, and availability than with some predetermined fate. It is time for our species to behave responsibly and select those foods that best sustain the Earth, the animals, and ourselves. Only then can we truly say we that humans have evolved in body, spirit, and wisdom.
Not sure what you mean by "scientific" proof, but surely the fact that vegans can live for decades (like the 60 years mentioned above) without consuming any "meat" products, is proof enough that FOOD has evolved to a point which renders "meat" completely unnecessary for human survival. WE as a species, don't need to evolve to the point you are suggesting, because we have already been at that point for many thousands of years.
Vegans, can you show scientific proof that we have evolved to where we do not?
WHAT!!
Keep off the cooking sherry before posting please.
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Well you don't drop dead from not eating meat! People live long healthy lives without it. and in fact are less likely to get a lot of diseases if theyre vegan. Check out the link I put below - its on a vegetarian site but links to genuine scientific studies.
I dont really care if we're evolved to eat meat or not (I believe we were scavengers designed to eat whatever we could so that included meat but included being able to not eat it if needed), I evolved a brain capable of deciding not to.
there is no proof that we dont need meat....as there is not really much that we need it although there is more that we can consume it than we shouldnt..
oh 2 points
lol guessing the evggies trolls following me arounfd are respinsible for the 2 thumbs down...come on guys prefectly nice...but just shows your maturity...or lack there of