Researchers have assured us for decades that vegetarians are hEaLtHiEr than carnivores...
But in 1926, the British government investigated the differences between the Masai tribe of Kenya and the nearby Akikuyu.
The key variable was dietary.
But in 1926, the British government investigated the differences between the Masai tribe of Kenya and the nearby Akikuyu.
The key variable was dietary.
The carnivorous Masai consumed mostly milk, meat, and blood. Their men were 5 inches taller and 23 pounds heavier than their neighbors, with narrower waists and broader shoulders. Dynamometer tests showed them to be 50% physically stronger.
Meanwhile, Akikuyu men ate a mostly vegetarian diet and were more likely to suffer from bone deformities, dental cavities, anemia, lung disease, ulcers, and blood disorders. They were rejected on medical grounds from service in the British army reserve at rates of 65%.
The only disease that the Masai proved more susceptible to was rheumatoid arthritis.
Interestingly, the women of the tribes did not differ from each other as drastically in either diet or health.
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Interestingly, the women of the tribes did not differ from each other as drastically in either diet or health.
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