So, it might be worth paying attention to what he — and other men in the public eye — wants to be seen eating. And so that’s one explanation for why people view it as manly to eat meat, because meat comes from animals that we have to hunt,” Rosenfeld said. AdvertisementA recent study out of Germany found that men of lower socioeconomic status tend to consume the most meat. It seems that when men are (or believe themselves to be) socially or economically disempowered, meat becomes more meaningful. Meat eating is good and natural, and anyone who tells you otherwise is a “villain” to be defeated.

Source: Huffington Post March 27, 2026 11:06 UTC