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Sources & further information: https://sites.google.com/view/sources... Our vegetarian ancestors started eating meat around 2 million years ago - not just because animals are so tasty, but out of sheer necessity. Climate change decimated many vital plants and meat saved them from starvation. Since the mastery of fire, meat has been a staple food for humans. But in recent years, meat has been increasingly associated with heart disease, certain types of cancer and early death. So, how unhealthy is meat really? Things Explained - Kurzgesagt is a science channel that explains complex topics from space research, physics, biology, politics, philosophy and technology in a simple and understandable way in animated form. We publish a new video in German every two weeks. Sometimes translations from our English-language channel, sometimes exclusive content for the German market. Since September 28, 2017, Things Explained - Kurzgesagt has been an offering from funk