A spectrum of plant-based nutrition options is available to
you. Some are very strict (vegan diet), others are still
adding animal products like dairy (vegetarian) and at the
other end of the spectrum are those that still eat meat,
poultry and fish on an occasional basis.
We once believed that early humans consumed a large
proportion of animal protein in their diet. It is from that
belief that, in the 2000s, the Paleo diet (mainly comprised
of animal protein) became really popular in the world of
nutrition and diet.
Although, we now know that the nutrition of bipedal
primates and Homo sapiens was primarily composed of
nuts, fruits, leaves, roots, seeds and water. In that case,
the “original” Paleo Diet was in fact plant-based eating.
It is also linked to the fact that some of the strongest
animals on Earth are not carnivores. The strongest
mammal is the gorilla (most are herbivores). It has the
ability to lift around 4409 lbs, that is 10 times its body
weight. It would be like a 200 lb individual lifting 2000 lb.