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[–] zonnewin@feddit.nl 21 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I'm not a mouse, and humans have been eating red meat (whenever they could get it) for literally aeons.

[–] hamburger@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Sure, but they had meat maybe once or twice per week. Nowadays we have meat five times per day.

[–] smayonak@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

They ate protein moderately and only enough to satiate their appetite. But if they were using storage methods ranging from hot springs to drying and fermentation they were eating red meat daily for months. Remaining meat was given to dogs (which eat unlimited amounts of protein). Fat was what humans ate in vast quantities. They'd go to extreme lengths to eat all sources of fat and marrow.

Although this study though doesn't make quite the same point that you're making.

The researchers artificially caused IBD in the mice by injecting them with a compound that damages their mucosal layer in the gut.

So what they're saying is that once you have IBD you might want to eat a low protein diet. This is consistent with diets that were used to treat diarrhea (which suggests ibd) such as the BRAT diet.

[–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Nowadays we have meat five times per day.

Who the hell is eating meat 5 times a day? Jordan Peterson??

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You should see what a pure veggie diet does to humans! Crop dusting left and right.

[–] Threeme2189@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Just cut down on the legumes and the gas will pass.

[–] Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Let me get this straight. Herbivores shouldn't eat meat‽ Holy crap! this changes everything!

[–] rustydomino@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Mice are omnivores like us. That said, just because something is bad for a mouse doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad for humans.

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] jet@hackertalks.com 3 points 6 days ago
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