Mitt svar på påståendet att människan inte är en herbivor/växtätare eftersom hon inte kan bryta ner cellulosa.
Människan är en växtätare:
http://bloganders.blogspot.no/2013/06/humans-are-herbivores-not-omnivoresmeat.html
Mitt svar:
Why would you have to digest cellulose in order to be a herbivore.
Humans digest starch:
Through genetic testing scientists have proven that we are obligate
starch-eaters.2 Examination of the number of copies of the gene for the
production of amylase, an enzyme in our saliva that digests starch, has
found an average of 6 copies in humans (range of 2 to 15 copies),
compared to only 2 copies of this gene in great apes. This amplified
number of gene copies allowed early humans to thrive on starchy foods
that “lesser” primates ignored. The diets of great apes, like those of
chimpanzees, our closest relative, are nearly pure vegetarian in
composition; consisting largely of fruits, and in the dry seasons when
fruit is scarce, they eat tree seeds, flowers, soft pith, and bark; with
termites and small mammals making a very small contribution all year
long. Chimpanzees eat very little starch.
Human
and chimp DNA is roughly 99% identical, but that 1% difference, which
includes genes to digest much more starch, proved crucial for the
evolution of humanity's earliest ancestors. More salivary,
starch-digesting, amylase produced by more copies of the gene opened up a
reliable supply of sugar for our early ancestors, which allowed their
sugar-fueled brains to develop. Twenty percent of our daily food intake
is used to energize our brains; and brain tissues preferentially burn
sugar for fuel. The theory that the addition of meat or fish to our
ancestor’s’ diet was the critical factor for the development of our
ancestors’ brains is obviously incorrect based on our physiology and
genetics.3-5 Furthermore, since most early humans ate meat only
sporadically, meat alone could not have supplied the extraordinary
amount of energy needed for the brain to grow from monkey-size to
human-size (three times difference).3-5
http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2008nl/jan/grains.htm
....
But,
this isn't relevant to the moral discussion. The only thing relevant is
that we can live and thrive on a vegan diet. And it is morally wrong to
consume animal foods just for "pleasure"/convenience -- which is the
only justification you can provide.
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