The diets and different ways of eating that arise in the present, are increasingly varied. Most are well-known lifelong foods that take center stage in one or another diet.
We should note that Humans are the only animal that takes so much trouble with their diet, the rest of the animals eat when they have to eat and what their body naturally tells them that they must eat and let themselves be carried away, therefore, by their instincts.
It is difficult to assess which is the best diet for the human body. However, this It also has a lot to do with our genetics if we are more homo sapiens or more Neardental. This can be determined by conducting DNA studies. The organism of those people who have a higher percentage of Neardental will have a greater predisposition for meat in the diet.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the way we feed ourselves should not define us. And, is that many diets go hand in hand with certain ideologies such as veganism. And if a person stops being vegan, for example, it is most likely that they can be rejected by other people because they are associated with a certain ideology and it is conceived that they stop having that ideology so marked or that they have changed their mind.
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Food throughout history
Lhe humanity began by consuming large mammals and therefore they were practically carnivores. The plants were incorporated into the diet in small quantities and when they were available in nature. It should be borne in mind that those tribes such as the Neardental who lived in the coldest parts of Europe had little availability of vegetables and therefore their genetics predispose more to the diet of meat.
Now there are still tribes that are mostly carnivorous as is the case with the Inuit, that only eat what they extract from the sea. There are also tribes in Africa that consume mainly meat. There are a large number of studies that analyze ancient diets and what may be the best options for humans.
It's true that years ago there was a possible antecedent of the human (paranthropus boisei) that fed only on hard vegetables and therefore developed a digestive system that could digest this type of food. However, this species, similar to Australopithecus in many respects, became extinct.
So our genetic load and therefore our organism, is prepared to eat meat and fats and animal products in general, but not so much for the excessive consumption of vegetables. The human being lacks a digestive system like the one that herbivores have and that is capable of transforming plants into nutrition. Therefore, it is much more complicated in general, to get all the nutrients we need by consuming plants compared to the nutrition provided by meat.
You also have to be aware that herbivores, such as a gorilla or a cow must consume tons of plants to feed their organisms. In addition, if your digestive system is observed, the differences with that of the human being are important. These animals they can transform vegetables into essential fatty acids something that humans cannot. Another important point is that practically any herbivore if it has the opportunity to eat another animal will eat it, because instinctively they know that they will find a more bioavailable and faster source of nutrition.
What is better to consume today?
Remember that humans are omnivorous and therefore have the ability to eat practically any food at their fingertips. Now, one thing is that we can eat everything and another is the nutritional contribution and how each type of food feels to our body.
There are many intolerances that derive from an abuse of certain foods for which the body is not genetically prepared as is the case with gluten or dairy products. Vegetables, which cannot defend themselves from their predators in a physical way, have defenses in chemical form that we call antinutrients. Every living being has its defense mechanism to survive from any predator. Human beings can deal with some of these antinutrients or "poisons" but there are those who are better and those who are worse, and from there come intolerances or allergies to certain foods.
There are many people who, being vegan, have had to abandon this lifestyle because they have damaged their digestive system.
Plants like grains, legumes, gluten, etc ... are high in natural toxins and damage our body if we abuse them. One way to check this in our own body is to put this type of diet aside for several weeks and we will observe how the body deflates and we feel lighter.
We must be aware that vegetables, cereals, etc. they are not going to provide us with much nutrition because we are not prepared for them. Of course, we are omnivores and therefore we can get to extract some things from vegetables by consuming them properly.
Animal products, however, do not have these chemical defenses that plants have. In addition, they are products that are processed in the stomach and small intestine. They break down thanks to the acids and enzymes that we have and pass into the bloodstream directly providing only nutrition. Vegetables, which cannot be digested like those with a lot of fiber for example or gluten, go directly to the large intestine to be discarded and there they ferment, which can cause us significant problems.
Therefore, the most advisable thing is to listen and observe our organism and be aware of what is best for each of us. It is also possible that some vegetables are more favorable than others. So we recommend you start a conscious diet to have good health.
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