To the best of my knowledge there has never been a
culture that has thrived as vegetarians.
All evidence (throughout the history of humankind)
shows man to be an omnivore.
Depending mostly on climate conditions, the ratio
of plant to animal intake varies. In colder and
more severe environments, the meat in-take is usually
much larger. This primarily occurs for two reasons:
The reason humans have always been omnivores is
because they have to be omnivores. The genetic
make-up of the human is that of an omnivore. For
the human body to properly function, it must have
chemicals found in plants and animals. You could
say humans have a chemical addiction to being
omnivores.
Because of "survival of the fittest," there has never
been a culture of herbivores. A human that tries to
become a herbivore will cause physical damage to their
neurological (and other) systems. A culture of
herbivores would eventually wipe itself out.
The easier the catch, the more an omnivorous culture will
thrive. Fishing tribes are often good examples of
what plentiful meat can do to better society.
USDA (United Stated Department of Agriculture) Vegetarian Advice
1) plants won't grow. You can't eat what isn't there.
(Ask an Eskimo. He'll know.)
2) the concentration of nutrients is much higher
in meat than in vegetables. This means you can
harvest less tonnage of food. It also means the
culture can have less of an impact on the environment
(then if they cut their meat in-take and became
more herbivore-like.)
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