Aren people physically designed to eat meat?
Humans can digest a wide variety of foods, and this ability to adapt undoubtedly contributed to our species’ survival throughout history. Unlike most species, humans have a choice about what they eat. Our selections, however, have more to do with tradition, culture, economics, politics and availability than with physical limitations. Scientists disagree on specific points regarding anatomy, physiology, and the most appropriate diet for humans. However, the consumption of animal products has been linked to a number of serious health problems, while a plant-based diet has been shown to provide considerable health-supporting and protective benefits. The ability to eat an omnivorous diet may have had survival value in the past, but it is now clear that meat-eating can threaten human health.
