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c/carnivore by u/jet 4d ago

We live in a Plant Based World already

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Currently western adults get 70% of their calories from plant sources (this is the Standard western diet) - https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1424912

This means the average person is plant based already (or a hyper-herbivore since its >=70%).

This replacement of animal nutrition with plant nutrition has been going on since the dawn of civilization but it really exploded with the replacement of dietary fat with seed oils.

![](https://hackertalks.com/pictrs/image/4795ca51-8360-4ea2-a1a6-eca590d6270e.png)
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.748847

This makes carnivore scary to people, they have only lived a plant based lifestyle. I think it's silly to blame modern metabolic dysfunction on the remaining 30% of animal nutrition in the diet.

As much as I would like to blame [Ellen G White](https://isupportgary.com/articles/seventh-day-adventist-plant-based-nutrition) for this , it's far more likely this is simple capitalism at work - have a product, find a market, expand the market.

If someone you know is having a serious problem in metabolism or inflammation - it would be reasonable to encourage them to try a new eating pattern (reduce that 70% pbf), instead of chasing away the last 30% abf. If your sick, just know you have already tried pbf.... you might as well give carnivore a 30 day trial and see if you improve.
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