Book excerpt: The Hypercarnivore Diet challenges the common belief and claims by authorities that meat makes us sick and a plant-based diet is best for health. Backed by hundreds of references to basic science textbooks and studies of human anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and nutrition, it thoroughly debunks the claim that we are just slightly modified chimpanzees, omnivores or plantivores designed to eat a whole foods predominantly plant-based diet, and demonstrates that we are by Nature carnivores that probably need to obtain at least 70% of our nutrition from animal meat and fat to realize our genetic potential for health and fitness. It shows that many commonly consumed plant foods are more or less dangerous and best avoided or consumed in limited amounts if at all.