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Bone rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[-] SleepyPie@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago

Friendly reminder that leafy green vegetables give more calcium than milk

[-] angrystego@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Let's add that even though milk contains a lot of calcium, it's not very helpful in getting it to your bones. Proteins in milk act as acid and to buffer that, your body releases calcium from your bones. You gain some but lose more.

[-] Draconic_NEO@pawb.social 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

An even better source for calcium is, believe it or not, bones. They have way more calcium than leafy vegetables, and for us carnivores they're definitely the better option because most of us can't fully digest plants, and thus don't get any benefit from them besides fiber. Not sure if that'll benefit him though, might be harder for him to get the calcium into his bones no matter where he gets it from.

[-] WldFyre@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Humans aren't carnivores, we're omnivores and we can digest plants just fine

[-] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago

Just fine is pushing it, we are capable but not particularly good.
We need specific plant parts grown on purpose to be consumable (fruit, nuts, ...), or we need cooking.
There is a good number of plant stuff like grass, certain bark, and most parts of medium sized plants which a lot of animals can consume but we cannot.
If you go out and eat random plants ~~you will die~~ you won't be able to digest almost any of that.

I would argue there are loosely two levels of plant digestion ability above ours.
The first being what most mamals have, which allows to consume leafs and most small and medium plants minus the thicker stalks. My example would be deer.
Then there are ruminants who can digest grass more efficiently and tend to deal with stalks better, main difference being more things being worth digesting vs. just being digestible. Classic example is cows.

[-] WldFyre@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Just fine is pushing it, we are capable but not particularly good.
We need specific plant parts grown on purpose to be consumable (fruit, nuts, ...), or we need cooking.

And what wild animals can we eat raw and uncooked better than plants?

[-] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

I never claimed calling us omnivores was incorrect. Our meat digestion ability sucks too, compared to most carnivores.

[-] HatchetHaro 4 points 2 months ago

he's just roleplaying as a carnivorous creature, don't you worry. im guessing dragon, based on his name?

[-] Draconic_NEO@pawb.social 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, glad someone picked it up.

[-] angrystego@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

We get way more from plants than just fiber. Proteins, fats, sacharids, vitamins, antioxidants, minerals including calcium. Our ability to digest vast diversity of plants and their different parts is rather astonishing. Maybe you mean our inability to digest grass (and also cellulose in general). We're really not good at that, unlike e.g. cows or sheep, who have specialised digestive tracts with symbiotic bacteria that help them, so they can feed on grass alone.

[-] Dpof@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

What are these Vegetables

[-] TacticsConsort@yiffit.net 18 points 2 months ago

THey're trying so hard I love them

(This is also excellent because it applies to the DnD game I'm running)

[-] Sternburgexport@feddit.org 15 points 2 months ago

My bodys exact reaction when I drink milk

[-] latenightnoir@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago
[-] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago
[-] BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

Bones so strong they can hold themselves up without soft tissue.

[-] minamoog@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago
[-] sychthys@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago
[-] Jimbo@yiffit.net 7 points 2 months ago

Glug glug glug glug

[-] Fleur_@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

I mean, I ain't gonna stop them

[-] Dippy@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago

This is furry kink content

[-] RobotZap10000@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago
[-] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago
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