We haven't been eating like this for a few million years, humans mostly subsisted off of whatever they could get. Eating red meat every day, or even every week, is very modern.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Fair, but our guts have already evolved to not being able to eat rotten meat. They’re apples and oranges, but still a relevant point.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Dietary evolution happens really fast, comparatively speaking.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Homo primates (archaic humans like Homo Erectus) have been hunting prolifically for about 2 million years. That’s part of what makes us Homo; the large calorie surplus from big game hunting allowed our brains to grow larger.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

afaik it's inconclusive, and just as likely that big game was rare and supplemented by many other forms of hunting and gathering. It's a lot easier to spear a fish or steal some eggs than to spend a whole day tracking down an elk until it collapsed from exhaustion.

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

More modern research does not suggest this made up most of the consumption for humans even before agriculture. For instance,

Our results unequivocally demonstrate a substantial plant-based component in the diets of these hunter-gatherers. This distinct dietary pattern challenges the prevailing notion of high reliance on animal proteins among pre-agricultural human groups

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02382-z

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 points 9 months ago

That's part of what makes us Homo.

Go on 🤭