The speaker discusses the importance of carbohydrate-containing foods in an athlete's diet, highlighting examples such as beans and avocado, among others.
Joe Rogan discusses how consciousness led to animal suffering, but also to the desire to alleviate it, and how game meat that is natural and minimally processed can be a win for both flavor and ethical consumption.
The increase in meat consumption has led to a decrease in our ability to afford the unprocessed foods we once ate, as meat prices have become more affordable due to advancements in the meat industry. This increase in meat consumption has caused a change in our diets over the past century.
The speaker discusses the difficulty in persuading people that cows are not intelligent, despite their large size and weight.
Culturally evolved practices such as raising goats and cows for milk have affected our genes, leading to the evolution of lactase persistence in certain populations, allowing them to digest lactose in adulthood. This trait disappeared in most mammals after childhood.