Researcher Dr Steven Heine (with Co-author Matthew Ruby) of the University of British Columbia, told Appetite journal that meat and men have always gone hand in hand.“Meat has been closely associated with power and privilege - a staple for gentry and a rare treat for the peasants,” he said.
I wanted to link you to this food news writer for Appetite who references UBC researchers' study about their subjects perception of men's choice to be vegetarian or not. Read the whole article here: men- vegetarian vs meat diet
I wanted to link you to this food news writer for Appetite who references UBC researchers' study about their subjects perception of men's choice to be vegetarian or not. Read the whole article here: men- vegetarian vs meat diet
Do these researchers conclusions match your experience? Are there any cultural or religious issues that have been overlooked? For example, how would these researchers conclusions apply to the 900 million Hindus, 376 million Buddhist, and 4.2 million Jains worldwide who practice vegetarianism as a religious choice. Would people in these cultures have the same or different expectation of what diet a "Real Man" might eat as compared with the expectations of the research subjects in this study?
Hmmmm, food for thought...
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Hmmmm, food for thought...
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