Karl@literature.cafe to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 days agoWhy aren't we evolved to eat grass?message-squaremessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy aren't we evolved to eat grass?Karl@literature.cafe to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 days agomessage-square59linkfedilinkfile-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-up0·4 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-up0·4 days agoThank you very much Sis! ✨
minus-squareContramuffin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 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