Would Humans Have Evolved Without Meat?

As a new study in Nature makes clear, not only did processing and eating meat come naturally to humans, it's entirely possible that without an early diet that included generous amounts of animal protein, we wouldn't even have become human—at least not the modern, verbal, intelligent humans we are.

What would happen if humans didn't eat meat?

A plant-based diet is generally much, much healthier than one that regularly includes meat. Health care costs would shrink. ... A vegetarian diet would reduce premature deaths. “We would see a global mortality reduction of 6-10%, thanks to a lessening of coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke and some cancers.”

Do humans need meat to survive?

There is no nutritional need for humans to eat any animal products; all of our dietary needs, even as infants and children, are best supplied by an animal-free diet. ... The consumption of animal products has been conclusively linked to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and osteoporosis.