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<<< I would also like to add that AngelBlackChaos did a fantastic job of explaining this, and covered pretty much everything I could think of >>>

There is a very good reason why cows have multiple stomachs and chew cud. It is very hard to digest so much roughage without coming out nearly completely as it went in. Also, I personally agree with animals over populating if the US as a whole gave up meat. The hunters that would normally hunt the farm animals were killed off by the meat farmers, so less predators. Living in the wild I assume most farm animals wouldn't know what plant was safe to eat from, and would probably start rummaging in the newly planted field to find food, pigs and chickens especially since they're so close to the ground. We would probably end up killing the animals and labeling them as 'pests' instead of 'food', and that would probably result in rotting carcasses everywhere due to trapping of chickens, pigs, cows, and other animals we could have used to help feed starving people.

Regardless or wether or not our bodies 'want' to be herbivores, humans(in general) are omnivorous. It's based on what we eat, so shouldn't it be that simple?

In regard to the paragraph about the how meat is bad for you, the biggest reason meat is unhealthy to us is because of all the chemicals that people feed the animals to make them grow.

I think what you really meant was "Were humans meant to be herbivorous". Because the fact is that we do consume meat, and that this consumption is not out of desperation to survive. The incisor and digestive thing has been pretty much covered already.

Omnivores.

Multiple things you said are kind of contradictory.

Our canines are shorter yes, but just as capable for tearing connective tissue as they need to be, and on most peoples teeth, even the outside edges of the molars and other 'grinding' teeth are raised slightly above the top of the tooth, giving it a cutting ability if small.

Our jaw is hinged to move Vertically, the horizontal movement is a side-effect of our connective tissues and muscle, the flexibility allows for a little bit of sideways motion too, but most of the jaw strength is in closing it vertically.

And stomach acid isn't always what is used when an animal eats pieces of a carcass whole, it's also a use of the digestive system to break up objects, enzymes in the saliva of humans and animals alike are used to break up connective tissue to prep it for the stomachs acid, and it is just as strong as it needs to be for our eating habits.

On a side note, quite a few herbivores have extremely strong stomach acid as well, so it's not just a carnivore thing. Some plants, are very difficult to digest even partially.

And digesting quickly wouldn't completely effect the toxin intake. Even if digestive systems are longer, ours is still capable of handling meat well.

Lack of the need for nails has led to nails being weaker, and of course nail polish and other things like constantly clipping nails weakens them as well over time, they are strong if you let them grow and have the right nutrients in your body.

The reason people who consume animal products are ten times more prone to heart diseas and other ailments is the Additives in the meat, and the fact that our body doesn't digest the fats in an animal as well as some carnivores, another thing attributed to Evolution, we don't need to digest those fats, especially since most people cut it away. Or it gets cut at the butcher.

Babies don't crave meat, even in carnivores they drink milk until they are old enough to learn to hunt, again, humans babies drink milk, or should atleast. Formula has become more popular.

And not all animals eat Dead meat, Scavengers eat dead meat, and if humans were scavengers rather than hunters, we would also enjoy the smell and be drawn to it, but a human hunts live meat, unless it is starving, and if you are starving, a 2 day old carcass is going to be appetizing to you as well. whether you want to believe it or not.

yes artificial insemination does make the overpopulation argument wrong.

Plus, Humans didn't 'Accept' Animal products, they hunted to live.

The disease thing, Raw meat doesn't make you sick, Sushi and other dishes use raw fish and other raw meats and they are fine for human consumption, and are quite delicious as well, but the disease aspect comes from crowding multiple animals into an area, diseases spread, it's a side effect of domestication. Not our bodies diet. Even carnivores that eat diseased meat die from it.