After ingesting this compound, the body develops anti-Neu5Gc antibodies â an immune response that may trigger chronic inflammatory response. Low-grade, simmering inflammation that wonât go away has been linked to cancer and heart disease. The link between processed meat consumption and cancer is even stronger.
Evolution of reptiles. Reptiles arose about 310â320 million years ago during the Carboniferous period. Reptiles, in the traditional sense of the term, are defined as animals that have scales or scutes, lay land-based hard-shelled eggs, and possess ectothermic metabolisms.
1 The Mesozoic Era is known as the Age of Reptiles. However, other life forms were also abundant. The oceans were full of marine organisms. Land animals competed for space and food. The food chain had begun. 2 Phytoplankton were at the base of the food chain.