Carnivores

Carnivores seem to have a set of contradictory beliefs. By Carnivores I'm referring to people that like meat.... I meant really like meat. Some people like meat so much that it is the only thing they would eat if they could afford it. The only problem with this is that eating only meat is not healthy. Typically, people that eat a lot of meat believe things like:

i) Meat tastes good
ii) It is natural and normal for humans to eat meat
iii) Humans are omnivores, capable of eating virtually anything.
iv) Innards are disgusting, intestines (and their contents) are not meant to be eaten, but the flesh is good to eat.

The only problem with a belief set like this is that it leads to other beliefs which are plain wrong. The problem is that meat does not contain all the nutrients required for health for almost any animal, including humans. If you look at Bears, you will find they are omnivores, and the North American Grizzly Bear, a close "relative" to the Bruin, or European Brown Bear, is very hungry when it comes out of hibernation. What's the first thing that these brutes eat? Grass shoots! Now, I have my own theory that they are restocking their digestive tract with lactobacteria (which are found in huge qunatities on grass, which is why they're so present in milk) so that they can digest properly again after months of not eating, but that's not the point. If you look at a true carnivore, such as a wolf, you will notice that the wolf eats the innards - all of them. That also means the "offal" which includes the intenstines and the contents. That's how wolves get the various things that they need to survive that are not contained in simply the muscle of the animal. Essentially, they piggyback their digestion onto their prey's digestive system.

So next time the carnivore in your family is hungry, recommend a good blood sausage made of out already-full intestines. No doubt they'll be thrilled at the prospect.