Comments on: How Beliefs and Values Influence What Tastes Good

By: Str8_Against_H8

Str8_Against_H8 — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:00:00 +0000

Now when I see ads for Carl's Jr. (Hardee's for you in the Eastern US) for items that clearly go far beyond actual food and become political/ideological statements, these studies help make those ads make much more sense for me.

By: Nick T

Nick T — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:10:00 +0000

The sample of the research paper cited is not broad enough to draw conclusions on the entire population of anything but the small university where is what conducted.

By: Rupert

Rupert — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:26:00 +0000

Just fascinating!! I do have to say i think that non hormone/natural and, (this might be a little flaky) with all the new physics going about, the mental wellbeing of an animal play a large part in its healthy development. I am kind of veg but only on the side. I only eat meat that either I or another has hunted, killed and butchered. Everything is entitled to a full life, even if it is short and you end up as food(I guess all does). I truly hope I can either be eaten or left in a natural way in a nice forest.

By: enkerli

enkerli — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:30:00 +0000

Interesting use of the concept of "worldview." Glad psychologists are interested in culture.
About beer, it might be useful to avoid generalizations as to how different beers taste to different people the first time they have it. Some people who never had beer can have very pleasant experiences with well-crafted beer.

By: starfunkiest

starfunkiest — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:06:00 +0000

this study is very interesting to me. I would have never considered becoming a vegetarian before i did and i didn't purposely start associating what people ate by their behavior, but i did start seeing people who ate meat as being more aggressive in behavior. I starting relating a lot of how people behaved to what they ate, i even stopped being veg for awhile because i was having such a time with the feeling i started developing towards people who weren't. I think i truly believed that people who ate meat were craving more power by their carnivorous behavior, it really made me look at myself as being very passive and naive. So i would have to say i would agree with the suggestion that food affects mood and behavior.. they do say "you are what you eat' right?

I totally agree that PETA is taking the wrong approach to things, it saddens me though because it is so hard when you become veg to deal with all of the ridicule that comes with it, and it can be really blinding and unbearable at times.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:18:00 +0000

I love the Pepsi one. Branding is a very powerful influence. I can actually observe myself succumbing to it when I watch carefully.

By: maya857

maya857 — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:06:00 +0000

Jonathon, I'll buy that!

The switch did come at a time when I was trying to quit smoking, so I had also given up drinking, and I had begun mountain biking and trail running as well. So I'm sure somewhere in there I had physical changes going on as well. Either way, it was a pleasant switch!

I do think that my state of mind was improved when I chose a more concientious diet. It's too bad PETA can't focus more on that instead of using these weird tactics to intimidate people.

By: JonathanStray

JonathanStray — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:16:00 +0000

> When I gave up sugar, eventually yogurt tasted as sweet as any candy, and lolipops tasted like poison to me. All in my head? ;)

Quite possibly, as this study shows.

By: maya857

maya857 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:54:00 +0000

Very interesting! PETA has done nothing to raise the social status of vegetarian food, with their often creepy and offensive campaigns.

The environmental movement has elevated organic and locally grown fruits and vegetables to be associated with a green and modern lifestyle, so I think they have done the job well.

I would also argue that when people give up meat, smoking, etc they are allowing their bodies to heal from the ingestion of hormones, antibiotics, nasty stuff in cigarettes, etc and their taste buds adjust as well.

When I gave up sugar, eventually yogurt tasted as sweet as any candy, and lolipops tasted like poison to me. All in my head? ;)