>Most primates (in the wild) live
>off a diet of primarily
>plants and some insects. Very
>few (I can't think of
>any) live on a diet
>of raw meat. So you
>statement about humans in the
>wild makes no sense.

I didn't mean that they were carnivores. I meant that a small (sometimes very small) portion of most primates' diets consist of meat. Chimps have been known to eat squirels & rats, same with Baboons. Gorillas even eat other primates! - mostly smaller monkeys. While meat in no way makes up a large portion of their diet, most primates do consume some meat.

>What is Italian eating like?

Well first off, it lowers the risk of heart problems, cancer & other diseases dramatically. It's what's commonly called a Mediterranean diet. High on grains & vegetables, low on meat. Fish & other seafood make up a good portion of the diet as well as pasta. You might go days without eating any meat and when you do it's usually a little chicken mixed in with the pasta.

>"Necessary" is relative to the one's
>desired goals at living.

True enough, which is why I'm not a vegetarian. All of my grandparents have survived to an old age, and are in amazing condition (one grandpappy's still goes to the YMCA three days a week at 84!) eating a Mediterranean diet or following a Kosher diet with some fasting.

Just thought I'd throw that in there . . .

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