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Re: "doesn't track", I don't understand how? Humans are not able to ferment plant matter like the big apes, our digestive system is closer to that of a dog. We
by lambdaba 3y ago
Re: "doesn't track", I don't understand how? Humans are not able to ferment plant matter like the big apes, our digestive system is closer to that of a dog. We don't seem optimized for digesting plant matter at all.
- piva00 3y agoYou don't need to ferment plants to digest them, we are pretty able to digest plants as seen by all the anecdotes of people living healthily on plant-based diets their whole lives. It doesn't track that we are not able to live like that. A cat can't, a dog can't, humans can and do.
- lambdaba 3y agoI said that our preferences was for meat, hence "facultative carnivore". Just like dogs really, and incidentally dog owners who feed their dogs 100% meat will tell you how much healthier they are.
- piva00 3y agoI was wrong about dogs, unlike cats they do not require meat. So your dog analogy also does not track [0]. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/apr/13/vegan-diets-are-healthier-and-safer-for-dogs-study-suggests https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/apr/13/vegan-d...
- camel-cdr 3y agoIIRC cats also don't require meat, or any animal products, but it's more complicated, since they need taurine and hydrolyzed protein.