> Our ancestors were eating primarily meat for 10's of thousands of years I've heard this before and it needs to be said: this is a myth. Human hunter-gathers

> Our ancestors were eating primarily meat for 10's of thousands of years I've heard this before and it needs to be said: this is a myth. Human hunter-gathers ate very, very little meat. Which makes sense when you think about it - gathering is easy, hunting is hard. Humans ate mostly nuts, berries, fruits, and vegetables. You might be shocked to learn early humans ate over 100 grams of fiber a day. Today, the general recommendation is 35 grams a day, but most Americans get about 2 grams. In addition, game meat is not like farmed meat. Farmed meat is high in saturated fat, but game meat has much more unsaturated fat. Game animals are significantly leaner. Humans eat the most meat they've ever eaten today. Up until maybe 70 years ago, meat was fairly rare in the human diet. Even today, high meat consumption is only observed in the west. Coincidentally, or probably not, we see the highest incidence of obesity and CVD in the west. Of course it's much more complicated than this - we eat a lot of meat, but we're also much richer and eat more in general. That's not to say that your diet is for sure unhealthy. If it's working for you, then great. Just be aware of the evidence surrounding meat consumption, particularly red and/or processed meat consumption. Processed meat in particular is pretty much never safe to eat, in any amount. It's a group 1 carcinogen, in the same classification as Tobacco and alcohol. We know, for sure, it increases your risk of cancer. Which is a shame, because pastrami is delicious.