The Human Digestive System vs A Carnivore’s

Is The Human Body Designed To Eat Animal Products?

. The Teeth - A carnivore's teeth are almost always long, sharp and pointed. Their teeth are designed for the task of piercing into flesh. Man, an omnivore (meat and plant eaters), draft_lens1632489module8497497photo_small_digestive.gif1204814693 man's teeth are similar to that of a carnivores. Man's, as well as other herbivore's teeth are not pointed, but flat
edged. These type of teeth are used for biting, crushing and grinding.

. The Jaw - A carnivore's jaw move up and down with very little lateral (sideways) movement. The jaw actions of an omnivore are similar. These types of jaws are designed for the tasks of shearing, ripping and tearing flesh and swallowing it whole. An omnivore swallows their food whole with minimal chewing or with simple crushing before swallowing. The human jaw, as well as the jaws of other herbivore's cannot shear. But have good side to side and back to front motion. These are jaw movements are necessary for extensive chewing, crushing, the grinding of grains and other high fibrous foods. Animal flesh cannot be crushed, ground and chewed without some degenerating process such as roasting or frying.

. The Saliva - The saliva of a carnivore or omnivore does not contain digestive enzymes. Man's, as well as the saliva of other herbivore's saliva is alkaline, it contains carbohydrate digestive enzymes.

. The Stomach - The stomach of a carnivore secretes powerful digestive enzymes with about 10 times the amount of hydrochloric acid than a human or herbivore. The pH of their "stomach acid" is less than or equal to "1" with food in the stomach, for a carnivore or omnivore, which means that the pH is highly acidic. The pH of humans or other herbivores on the other hand, ranges from a level of 4 to 5 with food in the stomach. So, man by design must prepare his meats by cooking or frying method before consuming them. Bacteria such as E.Coli, salmonella, campylobacter, trichina worms [parasites] and other pathogens would not survive in the stomach of a carnivore such as a panther for example.

. The Small Intestine - The small intestines of a carnivore or omnivore is three to six times the length of its trunk. This is so designed for rapid elimination of food that rots quickly. Man's small intestines are 10 to 12 times the length of our body, and winds itself back and forth in random directions. This is a tool designed for keeping food in it for long enough periods of time so that all the valuable nutrients and minerals can be extracted from the ingested food before it enters the large intestine.

[NOTE : It is the job of the stomach to break down food to the stage where it can be further digested and the nutrients absorbed by the small intestine]

. The Large Intestine - The large intestine of a carnivore or omnivore is relatively short and simple, like a pipe. This "passage" is also relatively smooth and runs fairly straight to allow fatty wastes, high in cholesterol, to easily pass through it before the food digested by the small intestine, starts to putrefy. Man's, as well as other herbivore's large intestines, or colons, are puckered and pouched, they are an apparatus that runs in three directions (ascending, traversing and descending), and are designed to hold food wastes that were originally high in water content. That is why we should drink a couple of glasses of water a few minutes before a meal, and several minutes afterwards, but never during. The purpose of the large intestine is to extract fluids from these wastes once all the useful nutrients have been extracted by the small intestine - when the long journey through the small intestine is over. Which is a very big job indeed. Foods that are high in fat and cholesterol, foods that have been putrefying for hours during their long stay in the small intestine tend to get stuck in the pockets that line the large intestine, causing improper nutrition, as the small intestine can not do a proper job. So it's about the quality of the foods we eat. Not the quantity...