Comparative Anatomy and Physiology Brought Up to Date

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T A B L E   O F   C O N T E N T S   F O R

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PART 1
Brief Overview: What is the
Relevance of Comparative Anatomical
and Physiological Proofs?

• Introduction
  
  • Claims and sources addressed

• The logic and structure of comparative "proofs"
  
  • Subjective nature of traditional "proofs"
    
  • What do comparative "proofs" actually show?

• Comparative anatomy and physiology are legitimate tools
  
  • Comparative anatomy is a valid tool, but simplistic applications are often fallacious

• Emphasis on primates

• Helpful notes for the reader, and special terminology
  
  • Use of the term "veg*n"
    
  • Use of the abbreviations "SAD" and "SWD"
    
  • Writer a long-time vegetarian
    
  • Intended audience
    
  • Defining fruitarianism

SEE REFERENCE LIST

SEE TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR:
PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 PART 6 PART 7 PART 8 PART 9

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GO TO PART 1 - Brief Overview: What is the Relevance of Comparative Anatomical and Physiological "Proofs"?

GO TO PART 2 - Looking at Ape Diets: Myths, Realities, and Rationalizations

GO TO PART 3 - The Fossil-Record Evidence about Human Diet

GO TO PART 4 - Intelligence, Evolution of the Human Brain, and Diet

GO TO PART 5 - Limitations on Comparative Dietary Proofs

GO TO PART 6 - What Comparative Anatomy Does and Doesn't Tell Us about Human Diet

GO TO PART 7 - Insights about Human Nutrition & Digestion from Comparative Physiology

GO TO PART 8 - Further Issues in the Debate over Omnivorous vs. Vegetarian Diets

GO TO PART 9 - Conclusions: The End, or The Beginning of a New Approach to Your Diet?

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