Common Assumption: We're meant to eat meat

Last night I got yet another common comment from someone after I had told them I was vegetarian and against the killing of animals, so I thought I'd post s a response to this one which is; "we're meant to eat meat, that's what we're built for"...I get this often and its not so true...when compared were actually built like herbivores not carnivores. We have longer intestines, have different amounts of stomach bile, shorter canines, and jaws that move side to side rather than just up and down. 

This is how I feel about it: CAN we eat and Process meat? Yes. obviously we can. BUT that doesn't mean we NEED to, or were BUILT to, or can process it Easily.

Other Links:

• More on How Our Bodies Made

• For the Men out There That Think You Have to Eat Meat to be Manly

• In-depth Information on This Topic as Well as Counter Arguments

• Article by Cardiologist William C. Roberts and Dr. Milton R. Mills, associate director of preventive medicine for the Washington, D.C.

Disclaimer: This is a personal blog, these are my opinions, I am not a doctor, nor a specialist. This is all information I've learned from multiple books, documentaries, and researching online.