Karl@literature.cafe to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agoWhy aren't we evolved to eat grass?message-squaremessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up158arrow-down1message-squareWhy aren't we evolved to eat grass?Karl@literature.cafe to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agomessage-square62fedilinkfile-text
It’s everywhere. Why not just eat it instead of searching for veggies and meat which are more difficult to have?
minus-squareCyteseer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 days agoBasically all grasses contain silica phytoliths but they likely don’t significantly contribute to teeth wear. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440306001245
minus-squareClocks [They/Them]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoThank you very much Sis! ✨
minus-squareContramuffin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoInteresting, thanks for sharing that. I wasn’t aware that there has been newer research countering the tooth wear model
Basically all grasses contain silica phytoliths but they likely don’t significantly contribute to teeth wear. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440306001245
Thank you very much Sis! ✨
Interesting, thanks for sharing that. I wasn’t aware that there has been newer research countering the tooth wear model