But will animals in the wild do the same as the domesticated animals you
just mentioned?  I know I was eating foods for years that were an insult to
my blood cells and thought they were healthy.  Cats, dogs and other
domesticated animals are given processed foods.  It's no wonder they will
drink and eat poison.......   Most of us did the same for years......
Oliva

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From: Wade Reeser <[log in to unmask]>


>At 09:08 AM 9/6/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>A fellow named Mick in the sci.med.nutrition newsgroup asked:
>>
>>There's one thing that's intrigued me for years.  Why is
>>man the only animal that doesn't instinctively know what
>>foods to eat in order to stay healthy?  Any ideas why that
>>is?
>>
>>Anyone got some explanation?
>>
>>Don.
>
>I don't think that animals have a unique ability to eat healthy food.
Animals
>seem to respond to certain cues by instinct to determine "what to do"
including
>eating.  Animals develop and evolve in certain ecosystems and will
naturally
>eat certain things based upon their "evolved" criteria.
>
>Animals have been known to drink radiator fluid that will kill them.  Cats
>and dogs
>have been known to chew on house plants which will poison them.  Horses
will
>commonly overeat to possible death if left in the oat bin.
>
>People have a tremendous ability to alter their surroundings and
>subsequently can
>create "new" foods that are certainly less than optimal.
>
>   Wade Reeser  [log in to unmask]
>