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Plants are Meant to be Eaten for Survival — Whalespan

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Plants are Meant to be Eaten for Survival

Paul Saladino6m · 2021-07-14

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4 of 11 claims supported

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✓Well SupportedAnimal foods are a superior choice over plant foods when both are available.✕Not SupportedThe vegan hypothesis that meat consumption is harmful due to raised mTOR levels, which promote cancer, is not supported by the overall evidence.✕Not SupportedThe vegan hypothesis that meat consumption is harmful due to TMAO is not supported by the overall evidence.◐Partially SupportedHumans have physiological adaptations for meat-eating, including a relatively small large intestine, a longer small intestine, and mechanisms for handling fatty acids and insulin resistance.Partially Supported

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Evidence from hominid evolution, hunter-gatherer data, and medical literature refutes vegan arguments about negative compounds in meat.

✕Not SupportedThe vegan hypothesis that meat consumption is harmful due to saturated fat and cholesterol clogging arteries is not supported by the overall evidence.

✕Not SupportedThe vegan hypothesis that meat consumption is harmful due to byproducts of cooking meat like heterocyclic amines is not supported by the overall evidence.

◐Partially SupportedHumans are likely animal-leaning omnivores based on nutrient availability in animal foods and paleoanthropological evidence.