Plant-Based Eating Trends

What is the perfect human diet? Humans have survived on a wide range of diets over time, mostly reflecting access to the food supply. Since humans are omnivores, they can survive on a wide range of foods from both plants and animals. Protein needs are based on ideal body weight (0.8 g protein/kg body weight for adults), but amounts of carbohydrates and fats in healthy diets vary greatly (Slavin 2012). Traditional Arctic diets contain 80% of calories as fat while traditional African diets can be …