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Do you actually think a red meat only diet is the optimal diet for every human on Earth?

Nothing in terms of health is a one size fits all. I wouldn’t take that comment to be a prescription for literally everyone.

A strong argument can be made that if you had to mandate one diet for every single human, a 100% animal product diet would result in the least sickness/illness in the population.

I think human resiliency in terms on what foods individual people can tolerate is sometimes confused with thinking those foods are net beneficial or good.

When you break down what the body needs (essential amino acids, fatty acids, minerals, and vitamins) you will be hard pressed to find a better source for those nutrients than animal products. That some people can eat plant foods for entertainment or social bonding purposes is perk imo

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Kendy 2y ago

I agree with you. DEFINITELY NOT one size fits all. I was asking in order to confirm nostr:npub1508rk9udkqcvt0wdm5d20jdfzflvk9l3da764awcy95xpd6c357qkrtwu3 ‘s ignorance.

There is indisputable evidence that a red meat only diet is net harmful for certain humans. Probably a small sample to be fair.

Not to mention the mountain of evidence to support the benefit of including fiber to complement many people’s lifestyles.

Deleted Account 2y ago

Humans can’t even digest fiber

Kendy 2y ago

Thank you for helping me make my point. ‘Not digestible’ is part of the benefit! Both soluble and insoluble fiber have mechanical properties that help the digestion system. Nutrition and digestion is much more nuanced than, “extracting as many calories as possible per gram of intake”

Thank you for demonstrating your ignorance as well.

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But Meat sits so well with my digestion, fiber is not needed 🙂

From MayoClinic:

“Fiber = probably best known for its ability to prevent or relieve constipation”

Insoluble Fiber helps flush your inflammatory system out if you are eating vegetables and beans which cause constipation. It’s a viscous cycle really.

DRE 2y ago

Yeah the evidence on fiber is iffy. You can find studies supporting either position. But to your point I think fiber does help if one is eating processed foods. At least anecdotally, I found that to be the case. When I’ve done a meat only or meat heavy diet devoid of fiber that’s when I’ve had the best digestion and 0 constipation.

Kendy 2y ago

Everyone should perform science experiments on themselves and stop prescribing diets for others they know nothing about 🤷🏻

mleku 2y ago

fibre is important but it's present naturally in meat and milk. not present in eggs btw. lactose acts as fibre when its not digested, and goat and sheep milk have a lot of both soluble and insoluble fibre in them, neatly suspended.

processed meat has less fibrous material in it, especially if it's been treated with nitrates and nitrites, these damage the structure of the sinew and such that functions as fibre in meat digestion.

it's a myth that sausages cause constipation, ffs the intestines they are (or used to be, mostly) wrapped in are fibrous and help encapsulate things. they put a lot of raw potato starch in most sausages so that's a problem there. again, chemical additives and processing techniques affect this.

mleku 2y ago

i have found there's little need for fibre with beef steaks. with milk, a little helps, but a few teaspoons of cacao powder covers it mostly, it has quite a bit of fibre, like 10% by weight.

i should point out that the amounts of fibre needed are not huge. just put a teaspoon of psyllium husk into some water and see how much water it takes on, then multiply that by about 3x to include all the solid matter in your meal that will pass through.

if you have more than equivalent of about 3 teaspoons of psyllium husk per day you will actually have trouble ejecting the extra hard.