uhhh isnt that how you get prion accumulation? sounds like the death of a species...
Could we survive eating only humans?
Submitted 3 weeks ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUtI3xoaHx0
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originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 3 weeks ago
LillyPip@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
But what about a bit of human now and then, as a treat?
WalterLego@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Have you even watched the video?
originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 3 weeks ago
ha, yeah i did after i posted.. they do mention my prions and such
ekZepp@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You would soon feel like shit and eventually die.
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Soylent Green
Technus@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Prions and population collapse aside, your cannibal population would eventually succumb to simple nutrient deficiency as the human body can’t synthesize a number of essential vitamins and amino and fatty acids. Without any outside food sources, those nutrients would eventually be completely exhausted.
So if you’re going to start eating people, only eat people who have been a fed a diverse, nutrient-rich diet.