I'm sorry. Your post is not supported by studies or science. Vegetarians tend to have faster transit times than non-vegetarians, according to a study published in the “British Journal of Nutrition” in 1981. In this study, the distribution of transit times for non-vegetarians was between 31 hours and and 96 hours. The transit times for vegetarians ranged from 27 hours to 54 hours. The average transit time for the vegetarian group was nearly 24 hours faster than for non-vegetarians.

There is no fiber in meat and a diet without fiber is always associated with slower transit
times in the colon. Ask any gastroenterologist in the world. Plant foods are the only sources of fiber. Plus, fat found in meat takes longer to break down which sends signals to the brain to empty the gut slowly. Some basic biochemistry missing here. Ugh!

What about meat/fat correlation with cholesterol prosuction in your body?

I like the way you continue to respond to everyone, and I really think its crucial you do.......

All my information, comes from bodily intuition, it didnt in my younger days, now however I look about 21 am 45, have many similar attributes in that I rarely and hardly ever pass gass, stools have a dare I say pleasant odor, and I actually eat very very little, maybe a small salad at most, I understand that if many dormant layers of dna are activated withing a human being, it allows them to naturally absorb vitamins and minerals literally from the air....food at its core, is a source for energy, energy that is naturally available in abundance....however human beings being disconnected from their spirit causes a kind of lack or energy deficiency, so they need outside sources to sustain themselves......many raw food vegans vegetarian etc, however holy they believe themselves to be are actually very mind orientated, and so lack that connection with spirit........as far as nutrition goes the rule is this, eat to your level of consciousness......ive seen meat make me throw up, ive seen salad make me sick, ive seen a carrot energizie my entire being, ive felt meat ground me when having a headache and feeling weak and out of body....

First of all, I enjoyed the article overall. So many buy into these dramatic and exaggerated claims and throw them in the face of others. I should also say that I am a vegetarian and I would agree that vegetarianism is similar to religion in the sense that it is often based upon a moral principle. Unfortunately many vegetarians do force their beliefs upon others as some religions do. I wouldn't say that vegetarianism is necessarily healthier and the argument behind these claims are often very weak. It's saddening that these biased and misrepresenting arguments are made by both sides.

The only issue I have with this is that you repeatedly say digestion is simple. Our digestive systems are anything but simple. New information on our bodies absorption and breakdown of nutrients is continuously being found. I'm sure you don't really mean that it's simple, the statement irked me though.

"That being said, if meat tends to sit heavy, you may have an insufficiency of stomach acid."

I have experienced that exact thing. I was having some pain, bloating above my bellybutton (that was later confirmed to be sibo). GI doctor gave me a very high dose PPI which ground my digestion to a halt. I got severe muscle cramping and constipation .. I only took it for a couple of weeks but my digestion did not return to normal. My meal would just sit so heavy and within an hour I would get severe acid reflux. My gums burned from the acid. It didn't make any sense. I have since learned chronic high stomach acid is rare but people think if they have reflux it's high stomach acid. I read something that said you can test your stomach acid by drinking a baking soda solution first thing in the morning. If you belch excessively in a minute or so you may have high acid. I drank it and not one tiny little burp. I was refluxing from low acid causing the food to just sit. You also need a low Ph to cause the valve to close between your stomach and throat or you can reflux.
I went out and bought some betaine hcl and immediately the food moved and the reflux disappeared. I only took it for a little while as my digestion kicked back in. I'm sure vegetarians have chronic low stomach acid. Use it or lose it.
I later went and had the Heidelberg capsule test that some alternative docs still do to test your stomach acid. It showed my stomach acid recovered well after first bicarb challenge. Second challenge it struggled and third it couldn't. So 6 little meals a day or chronic snacking would stress my digestion. I digest a big breakfast well and leave plenty of recovery time till next meal. I also think most middle age people would benefit from ACV with meals.

Ummm...Are you familiar with the trichinosis you get from raw pork?
Poultry is full of salmonella and E.coli (absolutely cannot be eaten raw)
Leave any fresh-caught fish in the sun for a few hours and it will be crawling with all the worms that live in the flesh.

Game meat, such as deer, is now known to be in danger of infection by Chronic Wasting Disease (similar to Mad Cow Disease), as well as harboring parasites and worms.

Common sense dictates that, if you are going to eat meat, you REALLY ought to cook it!

Commercially raised red meat, especially beef is very high in saturated fats and cholesterol.
Even if wild, or "grass-fed" meat is of better quality than most, many of us who have family members in the business of butchering or otherwise preparing meat for market will tell you that meat is full of hormones and antibiotics that affect the growth and the health of the animals.

MANY animals are butchered AROUND the tumors and cancers and unknown growths, and then served in your homes.

And very few people who have ever witnessed the inhumane confinement and treatment of commercially raised poultry, beef, etc., are able to ever eat meat again.

Whether or not our bodies CAN digest meat is a moot point. Obviously it can.
I could make just the opposite argument with the shape of our teeth as evidence. We have mostly grinding molars. Check out the teeth of a dog or cat, then look at yours. No matter what argument is made for the workings of our gut, our teeth were made to grind, not shred.

The only point that matters to the spiritual health the human race is whether or not we can choose compassion as our first rule - for the mute and helpless creatures we kill(watch what happens if I say murder!)and eat. Watch a pride of lions or a gang of jackals tear up a carcass, and see if you feel proud of your ability to digest meat. Yum.

"Just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD."

I am aware that I am wasting my time here; this sort of subject is much more about emotions and self-image than it is about health and knowledge, so those of you who are raring and snorting, ready to comment on my comment - please know that I will not be visiting this site again, so will never see your remarks.

(P.S. I'm not a vegan, fruitcake, way-out-in-left-field fanatic, or even a religious nut. I'm simply trying to follow a path that leads up instead of down. Best of luck to y'all, as well.)

I've come to the conclusion that you're simply a psycho anti-vegan person. By the simple fact that you attempted to claim that humans can eat raw meat with no problem as in comparison to grains and beans is simply revolting and shows the extremity of your beliefs. While it is possible that you're right beans and ir grains in it's raw state can be hazardous to the body your point is irrelevant because a human with common sense wouldn't attempt to eat those hard things it'd break our teeth. That's why we don't eat them in its raw state because they're not edible poison has nothing to do with it. But why does meat that is edible in it's raw state always cooked? Food poisoning maybe? And how can you sit here and ridicule people of a certain group stating it's simply a religion if you are treating your dietary beliefs in the exact same fashion? You think your actions and thoughts are equal to those of average meat eaters? If you didn't treat your diet as a religion you wouldn't care what other people believe. Why do you give a f what we choose to do? It's not harming anyone or anything as in comparison to your diet which is nothing but harm caused physically (to animals) and environmentally. And your "research" proves nothing bc im 100% sure I can find research claiming the exact opposite. Your 100% beliefs in your research shows how ignorant you are and your idiotic followers who believe all you say. If you look for something you'll find it. Articles will go on and on refuting other scientists claims. It just depends the side you're on, you will only pay attention to the info that supports your way of life. What's not objectionable is the fact that vegetarians and vegans (who eat a well-balanced vegan diet) live longer than those who eat meat and that's all the proof you need. Both scientists who eat meat and who don't, all agree that a vegetarian diet is healthier, so no matter who's intestines colons or whatever can break down what at the end of the day the purpose is too live longer and for us vegs is to cause as little harm to other beings possible. And since most research proves vegetarians live longer your post is irrelevant. And why our beliefs if causing no harm to animals is of ridicule to you shows the extent of your madness in your beliefs. Live and let live. Now please go to the supermarket buy a raw steak covered in blood eat it and report back to me. Looney.