If you might have noticed, there's a huge difference between primates and herd animals. Those animals that eat grass need a large or multiple stomachs to break down plant fibers, but those animals that eat vegetables and fruits as a majority of their diet tend to have smaller stomachs and shorter intestines.
As anatomy goes, our digestive system would be closer to the systems in pigs, bears, primates and other omnivore and fruit/vegetable eating animals.
Has anyone found any research to compare us to those kinds of animals rather than primarily grazing herbivores or meat heavy carnivores?
Truthfully, there is no one gobal diet that will suit everyone. Our main strength as humans are our diversity, being able to live in the coldest climate and the hottest, go everywhere and do everything. No other animal can boast that kind of flexibility, so we shouldn't expect rgidity in our diets. Eat what makes you the most healthy, and what makes the planet the most healthy.
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