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by herbivore 5149 days ago
I'm glad it works out for you, but that diet is not great for everyone. In fact, much like the standard american diet - it's BAD for everyone, especially if the meat you consume is not grass fed. You're basically consuming the toxic soup of GMO corn, soy, and other grains fed to animals that were never meant to eat that. Plus you're consuming animal protein, which is very bad for humans. Unless you're thinking mainstream, those people don't even take issue with aspartame in their regular diet coke intake.
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Meat quality is a huge component of eating Paleo. Grassfed and pastured meats may be more expensive but they pay dividends in health benefits.

Which brings me to your second statement that "consuming animal protein" is "very bad for humans". Do you realize that humans and the ancestors of humans have been consuming animal protein for 2 million years? Our metabolisms EVOLVED for eating animal proteins. Consuming animal proteins is the only way our species has been able to survive and thrive in ALL climates from the north to south poles, many places where vegetation is only available three months out of the year. Animal proteins are the only food available to us which include all 20 amino acids necessary for optimal health. Pound for pound, meats are drastically more nutrient dense than any other form of food. What the hell are you smoking?