Are humans actually frugivores?

[PursuitofLight]

So I am somewhat confused in the face of the overwhelming evidence that humans may indeed be frugivores by design, meaning a creature that is designed for a diet based around fruits and leafy greens.

Also there seems to be a serious lack of evidence to suggest that we are actually omvinvorous, something everyone takes for granted as being the truth. Just because we can eat something doesnt mean it is optimal or natural in anyway.

I have been eating a fruit based diet for over a year now and do feel very good on it, it seems to make so much sense aswell. Fruit is the only food that is appealing to us in its raw natural state, it is proven to be the most digestible food for humans and it meets out specific nutrient needs very well.

Im curious what others have come to on this conclusion? I am genuinely in search of the truth on this matter so I can align my lifestyle and diet with it.

 

Here is some evidence, but do your own research and let me know what you think:

 

Edited November 8, 2020 by PursuitofLight

[Michael569]

It is possible that we have indeed originally evolved to be Frugivorse, perhaps in the times of the earliest hominins but over time we have adapted to consuming other types of foods as we migrated to different regions with different climates. It is no longer ideal to be frugivore unless you live in a region with fruit available throughout the whole year such as Caribbean, south-east Asian, Oceanian islands etc. Living in Canada and eating Mangos in Winter is anything but natural despite having the advantage of long-distance shipping. You have to consider that even the fruit is carrying certain information and if that does not allighn with the requirements of your body in a certain climate, you will not thrive. This is where following the advice of Chinese medicine and adjusting diet based on the outer temperature and matching seasons is a good idea. 

I think our epigenetics, our microbiome & our digestion has been adapted based on what our ancestors would have consumed hence there is no one perfect diet for anyone. Some populations may be able to tolerate much more animal products while others that would have bee traditionally plant-based may develop diabetes really quickly if they increase their animal food consumption. Native Americans develop diabetes much much quicker when moving to Standard American diet than for example descendants of Irish, English & Italian who would have historically been better adapted to a diet of high fat, high meat & less fibre. We all have our individual nutrigenomic profile that has been developed over thousands of year of our ancestral history. 

If this is interesting for you to study consider looking into Nutrigenomics & Nutrigenetics 

[Yarco]

Greens maybe. Fruit no.

At least for humans who lived in most of Europe and North America. Fruit is only ripe and available within a small window of a few months each year.

What we know as fruit today is not what fruit has historically been. It's all been selectively bred and genetically modified. Apples used to be small and sour, more like crabapples. Wild grapes are so sour that they're almost unpalatable to the average person. Wild bananas are completely packed full of seeds. All full of way more fiber and way less sugar than the fruit we eat today. 

A nice treat for our ancestors a few times per year, but not a staple.