Why They Eat What They Eat: Comparing 18 Eating Motives Among Omnivores and Veg^*ns.

ABSTRACT: While the diets of most people include meat, millions of individuals follow a meat-free diet. But why do people eat what they eat? Here we explored differences and commonalities in the eating motives of omnivores and veg^*ns (i.e., both vegetarians and vegans). Specifically, we compared mean levels and rank order of 18 eating motives in two samples (Study 1: 294 omnivores, 321 veg^*ns; Study 2: 112 omnivores, 622 veg^*ns). We found that omnivores were more motivated than veg^*ns by the eating motives of Traditional Eating and Habits, while veg^*ns were more motivated by Animal Protection and Environmental Protection. Differences among groups in Health were inconsistent across studies. Despite these differe

SUBMITTER: Mussig M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8899081 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature