GraceRandolph Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 The early 1970s were the real heyday of beef in the US. It was the era of stroganoff, stews, and casseroles, steak lunches and 60-cent hamburgers. It was also the beginning of a long decline for the all-American meat. In 1975, Americans on average ate close to 90 pounds of beef each year. That has now dipped to around 57 pounds, and chicken has assumed beef’s place as the most-consumed meat in the US. Falling appetite for beef is good news for the environment. Beef produces 10 times the greenhouse gas emissions of poultry or pig meat and between 20 and 60 times more than many plant-based forms of protein. But to really work out where beef consumption might be headed, you need to look at who exactly is really into eating cows, and that’s where things get interesting. Earlier this year a study from Tulane University in New Orleans found that a relatively small number of Americans are responsible for the lion’s share of beef consumption—and those eaters tend to skew older and male. But the beef industry isn’t content with the narrowing demographics of its customers—it has its eyes on creating a whole new generation of beef-eating stalwarts Diego Rose is the director of Tulane University’s nutrition program and one of the authors of the paper examining beef habits in the US. The research took data from a nationwide study conducted from 2015 through 2018 that asked adult Americans to recall which foods they had eaten in the previous 24 hours. The authors defined anyone who ate more than 4 ounces of beef a day—a little more than a single cooked hamburger—as a high consumer of beef, since US dietary guidelines recommend that adults eat no more than 4 ounces of meat, poultry, and eggs per day. Over half of the survey respondents had eaten beef in the previous 24 hours, but what surprised Rose was just how few people were responsible for most of the beef consumption. According to his data, just 12 percent of people surveyed accounted for half of the total beef consumed. People who ate a lot of beef were more likely to be male and aged 50 to 65—roughly correlating with the baby boomer generation. Today’s high consumers of beef likely grew up in the golden era of beef in the US, before rising prices and health fears associated with red meat made beef a less central part of the diet. “In general your dietary habits are inelastic,” says Rose. From around the age of young adulthood people tend to stick to foods they already know they like. People aged 66 or older were also less likely to be high consumers of beef—something that Rose says may be due to people cutting down due to advice from doctors. “My hunch is that life catches up with them,” he says. Read More: https://www.wired.com/story/beef-consumption-boomers/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Into The Void Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Meat consumption down but obesity still on the rise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poki Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Personally I've been cutting out beef because it's just not that healthy, but I still crave it at least once a week. We need to murder the junk food industries. That crap is the worst. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cain Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 I like beef every once in a while but it’s very heavy, I can’t imagine eating it regularly 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastedpotential Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Between steaks, roasts, barbecue, and burgers (though I've mostly switched to bison meat at this point), I probably have beef every other week. I'm probably above the national average in consumption, but not by too much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndofASadMovie Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 The impact of Pork Friday Nicki ate that one thing 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 Just now, EndofASadMovie said: The impact of Pork Friday Nicki ate that one thing Kylegend's impact* 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthteller Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 i like steaks for special occasions but i would prefer chicken or fish for the regular consumption tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusk Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 People have free will to eat what they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoko Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 good we need to cut down meat production in all areas the fact boomers can stomach beef regularly is insane to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriser Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Young people are all about chicken, and as they should be tbh The only time I ever eat beef is on the rare occasion I get a fast food cheeseburger 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monologueNacafe Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 17 minutes ago, Tusk said: People have free will to eat what they want. Thank you for this breaking news 2 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family.guy123 Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Beef is delicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diet Pepsi Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Beef is lowkey disgusting to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poki Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Baked beans are the best 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Wolf Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 I rarely eat beef nowadays. Once in a while for tacos but that's mainly it. I went through a phase where I was obsessed with burgers but now I stick to chicken sandwiches. Meat overall is not very healthy to consume especially on a regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contessa Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Insanity said: Meat consumption down but obesity still on the rise You know meat doesn’t cause obesity right? Edited December 22, 2023 by Contessa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuelve88 Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Chicken is superior 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusk Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 hour ago, monologueNacafe said: Thank you for this breaking news You’re welcome. back to me eating a steak 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Tusk said: back to me eating a steak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusk Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 13 minutes ago, GraceRandolph said: More than this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny789 Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Tusk said: People have free will to eat what they want. No one here said otherwise, the defensiveness is very telling. ot: the younger generations know lean meats are healthier. But I do enjoy a steak here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spree Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 steakhouses will never go out of style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archetype Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 I love beef burgers (the only time I eat beef), but I only eat it maybe once per month. I prefer eating chicken or pork more regularly, or vegetarian and vegan food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leppie Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Cows are too cute to be eaten 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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