# Is man a meat-eater or a vegetarian by nature?

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**Created:** [January 13, 2012, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-man-a-meat-eater-or-a-vegetarian-by-nature/609381 "2012-01-13T11:12:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![gluten\_free](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@gluten\_free](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gluten_free)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-man-a-meat-eater-or-a-vegetarian-by-nature/609381/11 "2012-01-21T19:03:11Z")

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& gluten itself = a neurotoxin.  
…& soy is a phyto-estrogen, which behaves like a hormone in human systems…its not intended as a central protein source.

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