The Claim
Human tooth morphology is structurally optimized for slicing and cutting animal tissue and is not optimized for grinding fibrous plant material.
Source: If Humans AREN'T Carnivores, Explain This!
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In plain English
Human teeth are shaped to tear and cut meat, not to crush and grind tough plant fibers.
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Human tooth morphology is optimized for slicing and cutting animal tissue, not for grinding fibrous plant material.
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