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Are Humans Really Carnivores? — Whalespan

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Are Humans Really Carnivores?

Paul Saladino12m · 2019-03-05

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✓Well SupportedPlants contain toxins like oxalates, lectins, and tannins that can be harmful to some people.✓Well SupportedHumans are likely facultative carnivores, meaning meat is their primary optimal food source.✓Well SupportedOrgan meats contain crucial trace minerals not found in muscle, such as retinol, folate, choline, and riboflavin.✓Well SupportedEating animal foods nose-to-tail, including organ meats and bone minerals, is important for normalizing body pH balance and providing essential nutrients.Well Supported

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Animals provide nutrients not found in plants, and humans can obtain all necessary nutrients from animals.

✓Well SupportedConsuming only muscle meat from an animal is nutritionally incomplete, and eating nose-to-tail is more nutritionally robust.

✓Well SupportedSulforaphane's benefits are attributed to the body's endogenous production of glutathione, an antioxidant humans can produce independently.

✓Well SupportedPlants produce phytic acid to bind minerals, hindering human absorption and potentially leading to weakness and impaired reproduction.

◐Partially SupportedThe benefits of resveratrol on sirtuin genes can be achieved through states of ketosis.

◐Partially SupportedEliminating plants for a period can be the start of an elimination-reintroduction cycle to identify specific plant sensitivities.

◐Partially SupportedSulforaphane is immediately detoxified by the body and does not participate uniquely in human biochemistry.

◐Partially SupportedAn animal-based diet can provide all necessary nutrients without plant toxins, and fiber and phytochemicals from plants are not beneficial or potentially harmful.

◐Partially SupportedIndividuals thriving on a mixed diet do not necessarily need to eliminate plants.

◐Partially SupportedPlant toxins may trigger autoimmunity and inflammation.

◐Partially SupportedIndividuals on a carnivorous diet report improvements in conditions such as autoimmune diseases, depression, and anxiety.

◐Partially SupportedAnimal-based diets are the optimal source of all nutrients, and plants may serve only as a survival food for facultative carnivores.

◐Partially SupportedBenefits associated with molecules like resveratrol and sulforaphane can be obtained from ketosis, exercise, healthy diets without processed oils, and maintaining high glutathione levels.