Study finds vegetarians secretly eat meat while drunk

[KamaAina]

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Study-finds-vegetarians-secretly-eat-meat-while-6560947.php

Turns out vegetarians are humans too. They also do things they might later regret while drunk.

A new study from the U.K finds that 30 percent of vegetarians crave flesh during wild nights of partying and 40 percent always eat meat while intoxicated.

Providing even more insight into the psychology of vegetarians, the survey revealed 69 percent of those who break their diets keep it a secret. After all, they have to keep up their sanctimonious and ascetic reputations....

We can't fault them. We all chow down on things we ordinarily don't eat when we're drunk. That's why Taco Bells are packed at midnight.

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Anyone who has eaten meat after a month or so of not eating it

knows there will be a .....reaction........that is pretty hard to ignore.
Add that to a hangover, and it may be likely to be lesson hard to forget, drunk or sober.
Jus saying.....

[restorefreedom]

2. if they stopped for ethical reasons

I could imagine that a night of drunken revelry could result in a few bites of steak sandwich or something. But for many of us, it goes beyond ethics to aesthetics. I agree with the poster above who said after a while your body gets used to not having it. And then when you have it there's a bit of a reaction. I also have to wonder if these people get drunk regularly, because after not eating meat for quite some time, people tend to lose the taste and the desire for it. so maybe they're just part time vegetarians if they get drunk often enough

[DFW]

3. Uh-oh

I don't drink alcohol. Would binging on apricot nectar do the trick? If not, I guess I had better stick to being an omnivore.....

[madinmaryland]

4. That explains a lot...

When I imbibe, all I want to eat are spuds!!

[LiberalElite]

5. I'm a vegetarian of 25+ years.

What's up with "keep up their sanctimonious and ascetic reputations..."? (rhetorical question) Fuck SFGate. Just mention vegetarianism to some meat eaters and they go all Star-Trekky SHIELDS UP!

[Tobin S.]

7. Yeah, I thought that was rude as well, and I'm not a vegetarian.

But I think I am heading in that direction. I gave up red meat a few weeks ago as a part of my weight loss deal, and that, combined with other changes, has got me feeling so much better- body and mind.

[frogmarch]

6. footnote: The study was

brought to you by the Cattlemen’s Beef Association, most if not all whose members belong to the same religious sect that brought you the “there are no atheists in foxholes” meme.

[GoneOffShore]

8. Bacon - it's the gateway meat.

I've cooked bacon when I had visiting vegans and they were all like, "That smells so good", "Is there more?"

[KamaAina]

9. There is hope. A species of seaweed has been discovered that mimics bacon.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018781521

[mackerel]

10. I'll have to warn my daughter. LOL

[KamaAina]

11. And I'll have to warn my stepsister.