The idea is that the human body never fully evolved to be able to digest an assimilate grains as effectively it does hunter -
gatherer type foods.
Not exact matches
Furthermore, the
types of plant and animal
foods that together comprise the macronutrient composition of hunter -
gatherer diets are substantially different from those commonly consumed by Westernized societies.
Another interesting take on whether or not people are meant to eat meat is the Paelo Diet, which is based upon scientific research examining the
types and quantities of
foods our hunter -
gatherer ancestors ate.
A skeptic could argue that hunter -
gatherers routinely ate a flawed diet because some
type of
food was routinely easier to obtain than others, and thus systematically biased the diet.