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szpaceSZ t1_j7ofhq6 wrote

Reply to comment by jayhl217 in Milk consumption increased ancient human body size, finds study by giuliomagnifico

There is a reason why we do not see huge vegan populations on earth.

Were it more evolutionary for than a mixed consumption, we'd see large groups.

There are not. The closest we get are large religion is vegetarian groups.

Going vegan is clearly evolutionarily unfit.

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aupri t1_j7r7ce8 wrote

I mean yeah, if you’re living in prehistoric/ancient times with a scarcity of food then having more sources of food to use is beneficial, but that isn’t really an issue in modern society. People in developed countries are more likely to be overweight than undernourished, because, like many other evolutionary holdovers from our prehistoric past, the urge to eat any and all food you can get your hands on no longer a positive trait in modern society. What was evolutionarily beneficial thousands to millions of years ago is, surprise, not the same as what’s beneficial now

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