Why can humans live off an entirely herbivorous diet, but not an entirely carnivorous?!
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Because humans need to poop and meat has no fiber.
When man came to earth, the men hunted and women gathered. Sometime in history, man learned how to farm. When he did that his diet was entirely herbivorous. Then man learned how to domesticate animals then he ate McDonald's Big Mac. Now he hunts just for fun.
Hi, meat contains no fiber or antioxidants, whereas there is no nutrient that cannot be obtained from plant foods.
All the nutrients we need can be obtained from a herbivorous diet, whereas the same cannot be said for meat.
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They CAN live off an entirely carnivorous diet but have to eat the entire animal. Most of us draw the line at that.
because herbivours diets have lno fat sodiom colesterol, high sugars and oils that kill us
Who says they can't? Ever heard of Eskimos? Aint no spinach out there on the tundra.
because meat has too much cholesterol and fat.
It's very difficult for humans to thrive on a completely herbivorous diet, and not have to take supplements which they'd otherwise get from animal meat. Plus, if our agricultural industry wasn't as developed as it is today, there'd be no way for herbivores to get complete nutrition year-round. Whether its importing exotic fruits (acai and pomegranate) or just shipping truckloads of bananas from Brazil to the US in mid-January, being a strict herbivore (and staying healthy) would have been virtually impossible 100 years ago.
As for being on an entirely carnivorous diet, it's possible, but you'd have to be able to eat ALL of the animal, not just choice cuts. The organs are nutrient-rich and if you were up to eating the stomach and intestines, you'd have the plant matter from the animal too. But that's pretty gross, which is why people who enjoy eating meat like to have a nice big salad along with their pork chops ;)
