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Humans have a gut that's shorter than herbivores' but longer than carnivores', which evolved to better digest meat and fat instead of plants, freeing up energy for our big brains.
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This study shows that humans evolved to digest meat better than plants, which meant our guts got smaller because we didn’t need big fermentation tanks for plants anymore — and that saved energy for our big brains.
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