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Originally Posted by Beuford  If you're convinced a diet high in meat is good, and that you don't have herbivore length intestines, why don't you measure your body length? Or, tell me why herbivore length intestines don't matter, I'm interested to know.  |
I think the main reason it doesn't matter is because digestion depends on how much good bacteria you have in your gut and how much fat you eat.
Konstantin Monastyrsky, the author of
Fiber Menace has a ton of information on digestion and poop on his website.
This is basic information that is available in any college handbook on Human Physiology, but Monastyrsky breaks it down into layman's terms:
"Protein from meat, fish, fowl, dairy, seafood and plants digests completely and is absorbed into blood as amino acids. So there’s no protein in normal stools, except burned meat."
"Close to 95% of all consumed fat is absorbed in the small intestine."
"Q. Is it true that animal fat causes constipation?
No, it isn’t. In fact, it’s the complete opposite: low-fat diets cause constipation while excess fat causes diarrhea. Anyone who tells you otherwise needs a mental check considering that vegetable oils have been used as potent laxatives for millennia. Chemically, flax, olive or castor oils are fat just as much as lard, tallow, or butter — except they are liquid and easier to swallow in one large dose."
"Finally, why do low-fat diets contribute to constipation? Dietary fat stimulates the release of bile from the gallbladder, which, in turn, stimulates the gastrocolic reflex. This in turn stimulates peristaltic mass movement, which, in turn, stimulates defecation. No fat in the diet = not enough bile in the system to get the ball rolling"
“Energy-rich meals with a high fat content increase motility [propulsion of stools]; carbohydrates and proteins have no effect.” (Source: Human Physiology [10])"
From: Gut Sense: Restoring Natural Bowel Movements
This page talks about the importance of having enough good bacteria in the gut:
Gut Sense: Restoring Intestinal Flora