Question

When did scientists have the idea that meat was good for human consumption?

1. What did scientists say were the benefits of eating meat?

2. How much meat did scientists recommend for human consumption?

3. How often?

4. What types of meat did they say are better for human diets?

Answer 1

A fragment of a childs skull discovered at Olduvai gorge, Tanzania shows the oldest known evidence of anemia caused by nutritional deficiency , our ancestors were eating meat at least 1.5 million years ago

Benefits of eating meat , shedding new light into evolution of human physiology and brain development

Limit consumption to no more than about three portion per week , three portion equivalent to about 350- 500g cooked weight

Types of meat , red meat : beef( cattle), pork(pigs and hogs), lamb , veal( calves) , goat

White meat : chicken , turkey , duck , goose

Processed meat