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The psychology of eating meat is an area of study seeking to illuminate the confluence of morality, emotions, cognition, and personality characteristics in the phenomenon of the consumption of meat. [1]
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism is a 2009 book by American social psychologist Melanie Joy about the belief system and psychology of meat eating, or "carnism". [1] Joy coined the term carnism in 2001 and developed it in her doctoral dissertation in 2003.
Although scientists have shown that humans can get enough protein in their diets without eating meat, [31] the belief that meat is required persists. [9] [10] Moreover, a 2022 study published in PNAS calls into question the impact of meat consumption on shaping the evolution of the human species. [32] [33]
"Anything that one could do to reduce meat consumption in men would have a greater impact, on average, than among women," said Christopher Hopwood, a professor of psychology at the University of ...
The debate over whether or not eating meat really did “make us human” just became more complicated.
The psychology of food aversions: Why some people don't grow out of picky eating — and when that's a problem. Korin Miller. October 19, 2023 at 11:05 AM. Getty Images (Getty Images)
Food psychology is the psychological study of how people choose the food they eat (food choice), along with food and eating behaviors. [1] Food psychology is an applied psychology , using existing psychological methods and findings to understand food choice and eating behaviors. [ 2 ]
[75] [76] Jay Bost, an agroecologist and winner of The New York Times ' essay contest on the ethics of eating meat, supports meat consumption, arguing that "eating meat raised in specific circumstances is ethical; eating meat raised in other circumstances is unethical" in regard to environmental usage. He proposes that if "ethical is defined as ...