Did mankind evolve scientifically into herbivores?

Are humans natural herbivores? This question was originally answered on Quora by Matan Shelomi. read more

Within biology, humans are clearly regarded as omnivores (Ley et al., 2008). Evolution. Before we get into evolutionary arguments. Let’s just get some common misconceptions clear first. Humans did not evolve from the chimpanzee or any other now-living primate. read more

For Most Of Human History, Being An Omnivore Was No Dilemma : The Salt Humans and other primates have been omnivores for some time, which may have given us an evolutionary edge over strictly meat or plant eaters, a new study shows. read more

But our evolution and physiology are herbivorous, and ample science proves that when we choose to eat meat, that causes problems, from decreased energy and a need for more sleep up to increased risk for obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. read more