What we can consume has nothing to do with what you are designed to consume. In fact, cows in this country for many years were fed ground up remains of sick or dead cows that didn't make it to slaughter. Dog food is composed largely of grains (plants). And yes a lion can eat a salad and a gazelle can digest a steak.
There have been studies done and guess what. When you give animals food that they aren't designed for they get lifestyle diseases. Carnivores, and omnivores, will easily get diabetes when given plant food diets. They do not, however, get heart disease no matter what you feed them. Herbivores given large amounts of animal protien (all of them get some from insects) develop cancer and heart disease.
We are built absolutely nothing like bears or raccoons. We are not omnivores by design, but only by habits. |