• SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works
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    6 hours ago

    Complex answers there due to bioavailability, combinations, and palatability. Cow liver has lots of vitamin A but it is liver. Carrots have a lot of A if you eat good fats with them. Sea Buckthorn has more than you need but you also get v.C and lots of other nutrients and it’s a candy.

    Also as primates we are built for fruit.

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      5 hours ago

      Complex indeed.

      Could you explain a bit more about what being “built for fruit” means? Built more for fruit than other things or just built to “handle” it?

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        4 hours ago

        Well it’s just a major part of many primate species’ diets, including hominids. Your mileage may vary depending on gut flora etc but humans eat a lot of fruits in general.

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          2 hours ago

          Just because we do as humans doesn’t mean it’s the most nutritious. Look at the diet of koalas for example.