“Self-identified levels of masculinity may explain apparent gender differences, with more masculine men more resistant to reducing their meat intake,” the study authors said. A new study has found that men are less likely to go vegetarian or vegan for it threatens their perception of masculinity. Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU), conducted a … Continue reading "Study suggest men refuse to ditch meat because it threatens their masculinity"
It seems to be an EU-based study. The design part of the paper doesn’t say which nationalities were studied, although maybe they mention it elsewhere in the document. I’d be interested in this because it’s very much a cultural thing. There are part of the world where vegetarian food is the norm for both men and women.
Africa … check the rates of heart disease and intestinal problems in most African nations compared to the US and Canada. They may suffer from all kinds of other preventable diseases, malnutrition and violent conflict … but they don’t suffer from over indulgence.
Which populations in Africa? It’s not like everybody’s the same across the continent. Have there been any studies ruling out other health-boosting factors like minimization of ultra-processed food and higher levels of exercise? (Generalizations about Africa tend to draw on stereotypes that are often quite unrealistic.)
It seems to be an EU-based study. The design part of the paper doesn’t say which nationalities were studied, although maybe they mention it elsewhere in the document. I’d be interested in this because it’s very much a cultural thing. There are part of the world where vegetarian food is the norm for both men and women.
It’s from australia
India: An overwhelming 83.4 per cent of men and 70.6 per cent of women in the 15-49 age group eat non-vegetarian food daily, weekly or occasionally.
Where else is vegetarian food the ‘norm’?
Africa … check the rates of heart disease and intestinal problems in most African nations compared to the US and Canada. They may suffer from all kinds of other preventable diseases, malnutrition and violent conflict … but they don’t suffer from over indulgence.
Which populations in Africa? It’s not like everybody’s the same across the continent. Have there been any studies ruling out other health-boosting factors like minimization of ultra-processed food and higher levels of exercise? (Generalizations about Africa tend to draw on stereotypes that are often quite unrealistic.)
The article at least says “The researchers conducted an online experiment with 593 participants in Germany” so it’s probably primarily Germans?