Vegetarian, vegan, meat-eater?

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Originally Posted by preposterous

no meat, no meal.

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Agreed.

meat-eater mmmm

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Originally Posted by GommeInc

Hardly debatable, if we weren't made to eat it we simply wouldn't :P In other words, we wouldn't be able digest it (with vegetables or anything else on the side) or get nutrients out of it.

Not purposely attempting to talk in a gross manner, but if we weren't meant to eat meat, it would come out "the other end" near whole, which it doesn't, the body attempts to digest it like anything else. In theory, vegetation is less likely to be digested, many vegetables "come out" near whole and are far from completely digested. Alternatives to meat need to be consumed in larger quanitities, as our bodies simply cannot extract every last nutrient and only really use them as waste material. Humans are also designed to expel rubbish out faster than quite alot of animals, so alot of nutrients need to be consumed in one go that can be of some use. Of course, eating just meat is bad for you, as we are not designed to eat JUST meat, but a balanced diet of meat and vegetables, seeds/nuts/grain and fruit is what we are designed to eat. A diet without meat isn't bad for you, just means the body needs to consome more. However, as with everything in life, it varies from person to person. Talking to a fitness instructor or nutritionist will provide such answers :)

Tis a science.

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Yeah of course we can eat it. The body takes an awful long time to digest meats though it has to be said, over 24 hours I believe when compared to everything else we consume that's a long time. The body can also live easily without it and I hear the human teeth only adapted to eat meat rather than naturally doing it.

I don't think it's quite as clear cut as calling it "hardly debatable" though, I haven't really researched the topic much but it seems both sides have points.

If we couldn't digest it, it would be expelled within a couple of hours as the body rejects it. Lions for example, take a long time to digest their food. Meat naturally takes hours to digest, though some animals when they accidentally consume it will reject it. Quite alot of discussion has been put into it, comparing the human body to that of other animals of either carnivorous(sp?), herbivor or omnivorous nature. We're one of few animals that have a wide palette compared to many out there.

Meat-eater but respect to anyone that's a vegetarian

MEAAAAAAAAT EATER

Meat-eater, we're not carnivores though. :P

Yeah it's not a proper meal unless it has meat in it.. sorry! :P

My mate has been a vegetarian for about a year and the other day he was telling me all this stuff about farming that I actually wasn't aware of at all. I'm not saying it made me consider vegetarianism but I will now always respect vegetarians more than I used to.

Nearly every meal we cook has meat in it :P