Quote from LEAPup:
I eat meat. A also agree with you. Human teeth were not designed to eat meat. A Friend of mine who trains pro athletes said, "bite down on your finger with your molars. Now put your finger in a dog's mouth, and feel those molars. The difference? Your's are flat, made to grind. The dog's are sharp like a pair of scissors..."
During the great depression, my Grandmother, rest her soul, used to tell us about eating cabbage soup, beans, and whatever else they grew. They were the epitome of poor. She said, "there was no bringing home the bacon in those times." (i.e., prosperity)
The odd part is they were for the most part healthy (minus skin rashes, lice, etc., from not bathing every day like we do today.) There was no diabetes problem, no cancer problem, they were lean, but not mal-nourished looking, etc., In a photo I have hanging over my desk of my Italian Family standing in front of their garden in 1932, I notice that the Men looked to have "the six pack of abs look," and the Women looked like they could do a 10-mile run, no problem at all.
The wealthier during the depression used to dine out, eat meat, and yes, bring home the bacon. These were the people who were being afflicted by obesity, diabetes, etc., NOT the one's who were poor, living off the land, and eating little to no meat.
Strange huh?
We've come so far since then, yet failed to learn from that era...
Btw, I need to go get my blood pressure meds refilled today, and after re-reading what I typed above, I think I'm going to make a change. A major one!