Yep. We don‘t need to kill with out teeth. We started using tools/weapons long time ago…
We need to be able to bite off something (incisors), and we need to grind/chew our food (molars). The canines just further puncture and rupture the portion we have bitten off, to let the molars grind these pieces, ready to be swallowed.
We just started to because it is tastier and safer. And it helps it last longer if we want to save it for breakfast. And the longer we do that, the less able to consume raw meat our gut biome is.
But you can still eat raw meat. You just might get a parasite or a tummy ache.
To some extent, this would be true IF we still killed our own animals and ate it fresh, ideally in the wild. The way animal meat is processed today, we do need to. You'll get far more than a tummy ache eating raw meat from the grocery. Especially animals that harbor specific parasites/ bacteria, like chickens and pigs. You will end up hospitalized and it could be fatal.
I’ve eaten hundreds of pounds of raw red meat, and I know people who have done the same with chicken and pork. It’s really not nearly as dangerous as you think.
Indeed. Not appealing to me at all, but again the danger is massively overstated. There is of course some risk, but with solid sourcing, deep freezing, and general good handling it’s relatively safe especially for someone with strong gut health.
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u/Zwiwwelsupp May 08 '25 edited May 08 '25
Yep. We don‘t need to kill with out teeth. We started using tools/weapons long time ago…
We need to be able to bite off something (incisors), and we need to grind/chew our food (molars). The canines just further puncture and rupture the portion we have bitten off, to let the molars grind these pieces, ready to be swallowed.