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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

leftyladyfrommo

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32. speaking as an antropologist ( I have a BA)

Reply to LeftyMom (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 11:54 AM

Jan 2013

Most early people simply ate what they could find to eat. So they ate a lot of plant foods. Most of them also ate meat when they could get it. But it takes a lot of calories to hunt game. Lots of areas don't have plant foods available during the cold months. Meat was a staple then. But lots of people also starved during the winter.

I don't eat animal products for moral reasons.

Then I found out that not eating processed food or animal based food really had a wonderful effect on my overall health. I feel so much better and have energy for the first time that I can ever remember.

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Human Ancestors Were Nearly All Vegetarians- Scientific American [View all] LeftyMom Jul 2012 OP

Scientific American Phlem Jul 2012 #1

Read the comments to this opinion piece. They are what is worth reading, not this. Raster Jul 2012 #2

I don't see how that's a helpful comment is all. LeftyMom Jul 2012 #5

Here's some real help. longship Jul 2012 #11

So is Scientific American a tool of Big Tofu? LeftyMom Jul 2012 #12

You are correct. longship Jul 2012 #15

There's a trick to being an omnivore... Scootaloo Jul 2012 #18

Oh, oh, oh, yes. Insects! longship Jul 2012 #19

Good post. CrispyQ Jan 2013 #31

I really don't believe that. Even chimpanzees eat meat and always have. demosincebirth Jul 2012 #3

That's addressed in the article. Chimps get about 3% of their diet from meat, LeftyMom Jul 2012 #7

If we were Neanderthals, it might have some validity Scootaloo Jul 2012 #16

I stopped eating meat January of this year... Kalidurga Jul 2012 #4

Its really difficult eating out at most places. undeterred Aug 2012 #24

So, true I didn't notice the meat dependence either. Kalidurga Aug 2012 #25

California Pizza Kitchen used to have this lovely salad CrispyQ Aug 2012 #28

Just start watching "Restaurant Impossible" & "Bar Rescue" CrispyQ Aug 2012 #27

I just found out that there is a vegan/vegetarian meetup group in my city. undeterred Aug 2012 #29

Interesting. We're like monkeys, so we probably should eat like them. Gregorian Jul 2012 #6

Yeah, "paleo" really leans on misunderstandings about human origins. LeftyMom Jul 2012 #8

With the occasional bugs, birds and mice. nt Speck Tater Jul 2012 #9

Nice. Good luck dealing with the idiots. flvegan Jul 2012 #10

B12 is only naturally available through animal sources. drokhole Jul 2012 #13

as I understand it, B12 is stored in the body for a long time ginnyinWI Aug 2012 #30

The "paleo diet" people are a joke Warpy Jul 2012 #14

Exactly my thoughts. Scootaloo Jul 2012 #17

I've read several of the Paleo Diet books JustAnotherGen Jul 2012 #20

Hot Pockets! Phlem Jul 2012 #21

This writer cannot be too knowledgeable. RebelOne Jul 2012 #22

Old Indian word - "Vegetarian: bad hunter" HopeHoops Aug 2012 #23

Veggies Turbineguy Aug 2012 #26

speaking as an antropologist ( I have a BA) leftyladyfrommo Jan 2013 #32