Down With Meat pt 1 - We are Natural Herbivores

You've most likely heard the old "Humans are meant to be omnivores." before. It gets old after a while, doesn't it? So, here some things you can tell all the stupid and/or uneducated people about the differences between humans, omnivores, and carnivores.

Facial Muscles

Carnivore	Reduced to allow wide mouth gape
Omnivore	Reduced
Herbivore	Well developed
Human	Well developed

Jaw Motion

Carnivore	Shearing; minimal side-to-side motion
Omnivore	Shearing; minimal side-to-side motion
Herbivore	No shear; good side-to-side, front-to-back
Human	No shear; good side-to-side, front-to-back

Teeth (Incisors)

Carnivore	Short and pointed
Omnivore	Short and pointed
Herbivore	Broad, flattened, and spade-shaped
Human	Broad, flattened, and spade-shaped

Teeth (Canines)

Carnivore	Long, sharp, and curved
Omnivore	Long, sharp, and curved
Herbivore	Dull and short or long (for defense) or none
Human	Short and blunted

Teeth (Molars)

Carnivore	Sharp, jagged, and blade-shaped
Omnivore	Sharp blades and/or flattened
Herbivore	Flattened with cusps vs. complex surface
Human	Flattened with nodular cusps

Chewing

Carnivore	None; swallows food whole
Omnivore	Swallows food whole and/or simple crushing
Herbivore	Extensive chewing necessary
Human	Extensive chewing necessary

Saliva

Carnivore	No digestive enzymes
Omnivore	No digestive enzymes
Herbivore	Carbohydrate-digesting enzymes
Human	Carbohydrate-digesting enzymes

Stomach Acidity

Carnivore	Less than or equal to pH of 1 with food in stomach
Omnivore	Less than or equal to pH of 1 with food in stomach
Herbivore	pH of 4 to 5 with food in stomach
Human	pH of 4 to 5 with food in stomach

Length of Small Intestine

Carnivore	3 to 6 times body length
Omnivore	4 to 6 times body length
Herbivore	10 to more than 12 times body length
Human	10 to 11 times body length

Nails

Carnivore	Sharp claws
Omnivore	Sharp claws
Herbivore	Flattened nails or blunt hooves
Human	Flattened nails

Here are some quotes by educated proffesionals on the subject:

"You can't tear flesh by hand, you can't tear hide by hand. Our anterior teeth are not suited for tearing flesh or hide. We don't have large canine teeth, and we wouldn't have been able to deal with food sources that require those large canines." - Dr. Richard Leakey, a renowned anthropologist

Ask yourself: When you see dead animals on the side of the road, are you tempted to stop for a snack? Does the sight of a dead bird make you salivate? Do you daydream about killing cows with your bare hands and eating them raw? If you answered "no" to all of these questions, congratulations—you're a normal human herbivore—like it or not. Humans were simply not designed to eat meat. Humans lack both the physical characteristics of carnivores and the instinct that drives them to kill animals and devour their raw carcasses. - www.goveg.com

"Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet." - Albert Einstein

"A low-fat, plant-based diet would not only lower the heart attack rate about 85 percent, but would lower the cancer rate 60 percent." - William Castelli, M.D

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Part 2 - The Dangers of Meat