Without the intention of starting an argument, I’m genuinely curious as clearly people in this thread have done some extensive reading of research and papers and frankly I haven’t.
If we need meat to survive, how is it that after a number of years of eating purely plant-based foods I feel better at 40 than I ever have done? Gained almost 35lbs in muscle, feel more alert and generally more energetic. I still eat the processed stuff, cakes, I eat pizzas as often as I did, and drink as much beer.
I’m not saying I necessarily believe that meat/dairy is harmful, nor that a vegan diet is any ‘better’ than any other and I still think the important thing is you eat what makes you happy, whatever that is. But I’m curious as to why we ‘need’ animal based foodstuffs to thrive? If indeed that’s been said anywhere at all.
Maybe it’s all the coffee.