While pondering the ways of the world, life and everything that falls between…I started to wonder about how we are built. Are we really built to eat meat or is the body fit for plants? I came across what I posted below during my searches, check it out and see where we fit…
Comparison between carnivores, herbivores and humans
When you look at the comparison between herbivores and humans, we compare much more closely to herbivores than meat eating animals. Humans are clearly not designed to digest and ingest meat.
- Meat-eaters: have claws
Herbivores: no claws
Humans: no claws
- Meat-eaters: have no skin pores and perspire through the tongue
Herbivores: perspire through skin pores
Humans: perspire through skin pores
- Meat-eaters: have sharp front teeth for tearing, with no flat molar teeth for grinding
Herbivores: no sharp front teeth, but flat rear molars for grinding
Humans: no sharp front teeth, but flat rear molars for grinding
- Meat-eaters: have intestinal tract that is only 3 times their body length so that rapidly decaying meat can pass through quickly
Herbivores: have intestinal tract 10-12 times their body length.
Humans: have intestinal tract 10-12 times their body length.
- Meat-eaters: have strong hydrochloric acid in stomach to digest meat
Herbivores: have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a meat-eater
Humans: have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a meat-eater
- Meat-eaters: salivary glands in mouth not needed to pre-digest grains and fruits.
Herbivores: well-developed salivary glands which are necessary to pre-digest grains and fruits
Humans: well-developed salivary glands, which are necessary to pre-digest, grains and fruits
- Meat-eaters: have acid saliva with no enzyme ptyalin to pre-digest grains
Herbivores: have alkaline saliva with ptyalin to pre-digest grains
Humans: have alkaline saliva with ptyalin to pre-digest grains
Based on a chart by A.D. Andrews, Fit Food for Men, (Chicago: American Hygiene Society, 1970)
http://www.ocoy.org/2008/04/humans-are-we-carnivores-or-vegetarians-by-nature/ This Is The Great Website That I Copy And Pasted This From.
Well hello there~~ Glad I found another veggie/compassionate eating blog 😀 You have lots of info here, please keep up the good work and spread the kindness around!!
P.S. Love the comparisons above!! So truuuueeee~~ Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you so much 🙂
You do the same, the world can always use more vegetarians.
Thanks for stopping by.