Provocative Study Does Meat Strengthens Sexual Pleasure in Men?

Study: Meat as an aphrodisiac - a misconception?

Men prefer to eat and more meat than women. According to a recent Australian study could be behind the male meat hunger more than just the pure taste experience. Apparently meat represents a status symbol for men and helps the male meat lovers to more sexual desire.

Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, in a large study of 1,600 participants, examined the motivations in men for deciding to eat a meat dish instead of a vegetarian dish. Two motivations emerged in particular: status and increasing sexual desire. The study results were recently published in the journal "Food Quality and Preference".

Meat has always taken a special position in the diet of humans. Is this picture outdated today? (Image: karandaev / fotolia.com)

The desire for mating affects the food choices

"Sexual desire and mating wishes are the basis for the existence of humanity," reports study leader Dr. Eugene Chan in a press release on the study results. According to Chan, the search for a partner is so deeply involved with the psyche that it also has an impact on the diet, especially if it means that those affected are more likely to achieve the mating goal.

The connection between meat and social status

The study found that meat was originally a rare and valuable food in the course of human evolution. Due to the rare availability of meat, it was regarded as a real superfood that strengthens the body and simultaneously conveys a status of wealth. As the researchers report, this has also increased the will to mate in the female population.

Relics of the past

"The link between meat and status is based on evolutionary causes of consumption," added Professor Natalina Zlatevska, who also participated in the study. Among cavemen meat was considered the preferred food that makes the organism strong, healthy and powerful enough to survive in hostile environments. Later in the evolution, regular meat consumption was reserved for royal houses and the nobility. In banquets, they displayed their wealth through sumptuous meat dishes.

Even today, meat is missing on any great ceremony

According to the study, the special status of the meat has remained until today. "To this day, we still mostly celebrate with meat, especially at Christmas, at weddings and on occasions that we share with family and friends," says the professor. Against this background, Australian researchers investigated the current relationship between sexual motivation and meat consumption in three behavioral studies.

Meat as a reward

In the first behavioral study, 268 Australian students were asked to look at pictures of attractive men and women who were not particularly revealing or provocative. As a reward for participation, attendees were allowed to choose between a meat dish and a vegan meal, unaware that it was part of the study. 86 percent of the male subjects chose the beef. In contrast, only 54 percent of female participants took meat meals.

Beef for sexual motivation?

The second part of the study included a survey of 878 participants. Half of the volunteers were supposed to tell what meal they would choose for a romantic evening with a desirable person. The other group should indicate which meal they would choose for a social evening with friends. The result showed that men often chose a beef steak if they had a sexual motivation.

Beef and pork to increase potency

In the third part of the study, 489 participants from the UK were to indicate which meal they would choose to increase their sexual condition. A large proportion of the participants considered the consumption of beef and pork suitable for improving their own sexual condition. Instead, a vegan option was overwhelmingly rejected.

Let's stick to archaic structures?

"If exposure to sexual stimuli can influence food choices, policymakers, health officials, and food sustainability advisers need to be aware of this," the study's authors conclude. Today's attitude to meat is now outdated and must change, so the conclusion of the researchers. (Vb)

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