Cannibalism must be one term which pisses me off terribly. If you hear of Cannibalism, what comes to mind is eating!
Did I say eating? It is not just eating! You eat your own. If you are human, you feed on human. If you are an animal, you eat one of your kind.
No! Do not take me wrongly! Am not enjoying writing about all these. Wikipedia should help me here.
Human cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. A person who practices cannibalism is called a cannibal.Wikipedia
Animals rarely eat one of their own. Elephants will bury carcasses of their own. Yes, dogs, cats and pigs can eat their children to reduce the number. A sort of family planning there. Hungry chicken can feast on their own. They will peck sick ones to death. Animals rarely eat their own.
Facts Why Human Meat Should Not Be Eaten
* Human flesh can make one sick. Oh, no! Is that me saying that? Yes, Specifically, eating the brain of another human being can cause kuru — a brain disease that's similar to mad cow disease. Kuru occurs because our brains contain prionsthat transmit the disease. Symptoms begin with trembling and end in death.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/2015/2/17/8052239/cannibalism-surprising-facts.
* Constipation
Human flesh is known to give cannibals constipation. It interferes with digestion.
Some of the most famous cannibals in the world are the Old Christians Club rugby union who crashed in the Andes Mountain range in 1972 and had to resort to cannibalism to survive. While on the mountain they noted that eating nothing but protein and water gave them constipation that lasted up to 35 days. The take away from this story is to make sure that you eat some leafy greens and some fiber with your meal of melted ice and charred human leather.
https://m.ranker.com/list/what-happens-to-your-body-if-you-eat-human-flesh/jacob-shelton
* Death
Death is another problem for cannibals. Eating human flesh may easily lead to death.
Despite all these dangers, people still practice cannibalism in the present day era. The practice has not died out.
There are those who eat dead bodies of loved ones. They do it as a cultural practice of inheriting their spirit.
Others may eat due to famine. They resort to cannibalism when there is no other for to be eaten.
(Look out for 'The New Form Of Cannibalism In Today's Life'. Coming soon.
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