Why do humans need to eat cooked meat? An evolutionary and health analysis
                                
                                
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                                Evidence from archeological sites suggests that our ancestors were using fire to cook food as far back as 780,000 years ago. This mastery of heat was a transformative moment in human history, fundamentally changing our diet, anatomy, and metabolism and answering the question of why do humans need to eat cooked meat.