Guest guest Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 Jim wrote: >Is that the only way, or the best way for humans to obtain those >nutrients? I think not. > >Are there nutritional drawbacks that go along with the nutritional >benefits of drinking other animals' milk? Yes. > >Do I drink it, or think other people ought to drink it? No. > >But intellectual honesty requires me to acknowledge that very many >humans in very many places throughout very many years of human history >have been drinking milk, and deriving significant parts of their >nutritional requirements from it, and suffering minimal ill effects to >their own health. What a wonderful post. I'm not sure I agree with it all, but I appreciate the thoughtfulness and reason that went into it. What a refreshing thing to read. serene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 No, but you are comparing apples and hang gliders. Humans evolved asomnivores, subsisting on vegetation, meat, and eggs even before they werehuman, and probably starting to make use of animal milk pretty quicklyafter they started domesticating cows, goats, and sheep. Humans evolved as predominatly herbivores,subsisting on mainly vegetation for millions of years with very liitle meat,insects or eggs,- and dairy came much later and is a fairly recent addition in comparison, Jo To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Hi Kimberley > No, but you are comparing apples and hang gliders. Humans evolved as > omnivores, subsisting on vegetation, meat, and eggs even before they were> human, and probably starting to make use of animal milk pretty quickly> after they started domesticating cows, goats, and sheep. I don't think that's correct - our bodies aren't properly equipped for killing, eating or digesting meat. All physical evidence would seem to suggest that humans evolved as primarily herbivores - our gut, teeth, eyes, hands, etc. are all much more designed for picking and eating fruit than hunting animals. BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 fer the record, Jim said that peter, not Jo(whose e-mail is kimberely) Peter Jan 19, 2005 10:11 AM Re: Re: Nutritional benefits of milk Hi Kimberley > No, but you are comparing apples and hang gliders. Humans evolved as > omnivores, subsisting on vegetation, meat, and eggs even before they were> human, and probably starting to make use of animal milk pretty quickly> after they started domesticating cows, goats, and sheep. I don't think that's correct - our bodies aren't properly equipped for killing, eating or digesting meat. All physical evidence would seem to suggest that humans evolved as primarily herbivores - our gut, teeth, eyes, hands, etc. are all much more designed for picking and eating fruit than hunting animals. BB PeterTo send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 > No, but you are comparing apples and hang gliders. Humans evolved as > omnivores, subsisting on vegetation, meat, and eggs even before they were> human, and probably starting to make use of animal milk pretty quickly> after they started domesticating cows, goats, and sheep. I don't think our predecessors ate meat as such, other than the odd caterpillars and insects that were on their leaves etc. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 >> > No, but you are comparing apples and hang gliders. Humans evolved as > >> omnivores, subsisting on vegetation, meat, and eggs even before they were> >> human, and probably starting to make use of animal milk pretty quickly> >> after they started domesticating cows, goats, and sheep. >> I don't think our predecessors ate meat as such, other than the >> odd caterpillars and insects that were on their leaves etc. I Agree with Jo for the most part, I have always thought humans like the great apes spent most of their days eating fruit, nuts, berries, and the odd grass hopper, but something probably happened like a fire or drought left many of them with no food maybe a few burnt dead animals were laying around after a fire. (the Australian aborigines use to light the forest on fire and go through behind the burnt bush and find the burnt animals) or they saw a lion kill its prey waited for the lions to finish then cleaned up the mess (In Africa some of the tribes use to follow the lions wait for them to kill their prey and before they devoured it they would chase them off) but I think originally that was only emergency food and when the plants returned most went back to the forest the knowledge remained and over the years meat did become part of the diet...BUT>> in the bible every time they talk about eating meat they do not say they killed or butcher a lamb, they sacrificed a lamb for the meal so they saw this as not the normal but the exception anyway just a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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