Pablo Saladinophysician and author of “The Carnivore Code,” has stated that most plants are “Not edible but not toxic to humans..” “Forget the leaves and fibrous tubers, we're going hunting!” He orders in the book. (Since he published “The Carnivore Code” in 2020, Saladino has reintroduced carbohydrates into his diet, with fruits and honey.)
Like a 2023 New Yorker article detailing the carnivore craze However, as he noted, studies of Neanderthals have turned up evidence that their diets included dates, tubers, and other leafy foods, in addition to meat. According to Herman Pontzer, an evolutionary anthropologist at Duke University cited in the article, humans are “opportunistic omnivores” who “eat whatever is available, which is almost always a mix of plants and animals (and honey).”
The New Yorker also highlighted a study by biologists David Raubenheimer and Stephen J. Simpson, who found that high-protein diets had a detrimental effect on animals' lifespans. “Our sexy, lean mice eating high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets lived the shortest of all,” the scientists wrote in 2014. “They were great-looking, middle-aged cadavers.”
Dan BuettnerOne author who identified five regions around the world where people have especially long life expectancies said that a diet of predominantly whole foods and plant-based foods, among other practices, is what leads to a long and healthy life.
“I don't know of any long-lived culture in the history of the world that has been primarily meat-fed,” Buettner said by phone from Italy, where he was conducting more research on places he has dubbed “blue zones.”
For some, becoming carnivorous seems to be a facet of optimization culture that seeks personal improvement through so-called biohacking and other methods. For others, there may be an aspect of displaying masculinity and success through the consumption of steak, a luxury in much of the world. It is notable that online promoters almost exclusively post videos eating red meat, although fish is part of the diet.
