Animal Rights Groups claim that humans are naturally vegetarians, that we're better off on a vegetarian or, preferably, a vegan diet.  Is this true?  Well, as with most AR claims, it ain't necessarily so.

 

Maddox:  Guiltless Grill?  (Off-site)

Read this; it speaks for itself.

 

Isotopic Evidence for the Diet of an Early Hominid, Australopithecus africanus  (Off-site)

Were our early ancestors vegetarians?  This study examines that evidence that early hominids ate more meat than we previously thought.

 

New Data Shows that Early Humans May Have Eaten Meat  (Off-site)

A recap of the above study in layman's terms

 

Metabolic Evidence of Human Adaptation to Increased Carnivory  (Off-site)

By: Loren Cordain, PhD

Dr. Cordain discusses the increased physical adaptation of humans to a diet that includes meat.

 

The Paleolithic Diet Page  (Off-site)

Man's best diet is likely the one we evolved with.