Food is the structural basement of every organism. Without food no life will be there. Here we distinguish the right food of humans.
In early years, people believe that Humans are Omnivorous. That was on the basis of canines we have. But earlier studies show some interesting factors about our food categories.
Check out this,
Feature
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Carnivore
|
Herbivore
|
Omnivore
|
Human
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Facial Muscles
|
Reduced to allow wide mouth gape
|
Well-developed
|
Reduced
|
Well-developed
|
Jaw Type
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Angle not expanded
| Expanded angle |
Angle not expanded
|
Expanded angle
|
Jaw Joint Location
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On same plane as molar teeth
|
Above the plane of the molars
|
On same plane as molar teeth
|
Above the plane of the molars
|
Jaw Motion
|
Shearing;
minimal side-to-side motion |
No shear;
good side-to-side, front-to-back |
Shearing;
minimal side-to-side |
No shear;
good side-to-side, front-to-back |
Major Jaw Muscles
|
Temporalis
|
Masseter and pterygoids
|
Temporalis
|
Masseter and pterygoids
|
Mouth Opening vs. Head Size
|
Large
|
Small
|
Large
|
Small
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Teeth: Incisors
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Short and pointed
|
Broad, flattened and spade shaped
|
Short and pointed
|
Broad, flattened and spade shaped
|
Teeth: Canines
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Long, sharp and curved
|
Dull and short or long (for defense), or none
|
Long, sharp and curved
|
Short and blunted
|
Teeth: Molars
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Sharp, jagged and blade shaped
|
Flattened with cusps vs complex surface
|
Sharp blades and/or flattened
|
Flattened with nodular cusps
|
Chewing
|
None; swallows food whole
|
Extensive chewing necessary
|
Swallows food whole and/or simple crushing
|
Extensive chewing necessary
|
Saliva
|
No digestive enzymes
|
Carbohydrate digesting enzymes
|
No digestive enzymes
|
Carbohydrate digesting enzymes
|
Stomach Type
|
Simple
|
Simple or multiple chambers
|
Simple
|
Simple
|
Stomach Acidity
|
Less than or equal to pH 1 with food in stomach
|
pH 4 to 5 with food in stomach
|
Less than or equal to pH 1 with food in stomach
|
pH 4 to 5 with food in stomach
|
Stomach Capacity
|
60% to 70% of total volume of digestive tract
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Less than 30% of total volume of digestive tract
|
60% to 70% of total volume of digestive tract
|
21% to 27% of total volume of digestive tract
|
Length of Small Intestine
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3 to 6 times body length
|
10 to more than 12 times body length
|
4 to 6 times body length
|
10 to 11 times body length
|
Simple, short and smooth,
no fermentation |
Long, complex; may be sacculated, may ferment
|
Simple, short and smooth,
no fermentation |
Long, sacculated,
may ferment | |
Liver
|
Can detoxify vitamin A
|
Cannot detoxify vitamin A
|
Can detoxify vitamin A
|
Cannot detoxify vitamin A
|
Kidney
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Extremely concentrated urine
|
Moderately concentrated urine
|
Moderately concentrated urine
| |
Nails
|
Sharp claws
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Flattened nails or blunt hooves
|
Sharp claws
|
Flattened nails
|
Thermostasis
|
Hyperventilation
|
Perspiration
|
Hyperventilation
|
Perspiration
|
Here it is clear that human are not Omnivorous. Human are Herbivorous.
I submit this in front of everyone who wants 2 live long…
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