On Mon, 26 Sep 1994, Goddess of Disco wrote:
> I have read in several different sources that humans are NOT designed to 
> be carnivores, becasue (1) our teeth are desinged for grinding and 
> meshing plant-derived foods, not ripping and tearing flesh; (2) our 

        Explain canines.

> saliva is like that of 
> other herbivores, and not as acidic as that of carnivores; (3) our 
> digestive track is the same ratio to our torsos as are herbivore's 
> (carnivores are different); (4) our stomach/ digestive acids are the same 
> strength as that of herbivores (carnivores' is stronger), and (5) 
> carnivores sleep longer than humans because digesting meat is a very 
> energy-taxing 
> process.  Not to mention the fact the we are, to my knowledge, the only 
> "carnivores" to die of high blood pressure, heart disease, etc. at such 
> an alarming rate--because our bodies simply aren't designed to properly 
> process the meat the we eat. 
        
        It's not that we *eat* meat that is the problem.  It is  that we 
eat too much of it and too much of other kinds of unhealthy foods.  In 
other words, it's *how* we eat what we eat, not *what* we eat.
^

Sara Keating
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