Debate 1

Proposition

"That carnivore/hyper-carnivore is best for optimal human health and is ethically appropriate."

what does "carnivore/hyper-carnivore" mean? If this is an inclusive disjunction, whichever diet is "less" carnivorous than the other will be one being argued for.
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what does "ethically appropriate" mean? What sort of ethics (rights, utility, rules?), Appropriate with regards to what?
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"Red muscle meat diet with some bone marrow and salt supplies the nutrients that humans need to develop."

"Red muscle meat diet with some bone marrow and salt is not shame-worthy."

"Red muscle meat diet with some bone marrow and salt lacks phytochemicals that cause damage to the human body."

Animal nutrients not found in plants
- Lack of animal foods causes nutritional deficiencies
- Brain size decreases with agriculture (not evidence)
Phytochemicals in plants
- Pesticides in plants are carcinogenic (not evidence)
Limited adaptations for eating plants
- Don't see carnivores benefitting from plants
Plants want to defend themselves with chemicals
Many anecdotes count in favour of the carnivore (not evidence)
Blue zones eat a lot of meat and live the longest (not evidence)
Carnivorous animals don't thrive on herbivorous diets (not evidence)
The removal of fibre could help constipation
- We can only break down a small amount of the fibre
RCTs show that animal fat is superior to plant fat
- MCE, SDHS, WHI (not evidence)
Paleolithic humans had the same life span as modern humans despite not having access to modern medicine (not evidence)
- Maasi live to be over 100 (not evidence)
Harvard carnivore study (not evidence)

Whatever he says, ask him if he would accept the same for X diet

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