Cultural traditions such as Christmas influence the moral judgments of children about eating animals. Subscribe to our ...

In A Nutshell • Children as young as 4 were more likely to say eating an animal was OK when it was framed as Christmas dinner ...

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A new study suggests eating meat can lower your risk of cancer. The researchers analyzed data from nearly 16,000 adults aged 19 and older, and found a small reduction in how likely meat-eaters were to ...

About 5% percent of American adults identify as vegetarians (meaning they don’t eat meat or fish) while about 3% identify as vegans (meaning they eschew all animal products, including eggs and dairy).

When you think of squirrels, you probably imagine cute, fluffy-tailed rodents stuffing their faces with nuts. This past summer, however, researchers photographed California ground squirrels viciously ...

Twenty-three years ago, I did what seemed unthinkable: I went vegan. I had been vegetarian for 10 years, and throughout that decade I viewed veganism — eschewing not only animal flesh but also eggs, ...

Meat can play a key role in a nutritious diet, but factors like age, personal beliefs, and health status can shape how much of it you should eat. For most healthy adults who consume animal protein, ...

Registered Dietitian nutritionist Kathleen Benson debunks the latest health and diet claims from TV show host Bear Grylls ...

Nutrition influencers claim we should eat meat-heavy diets like our ancestors did. But our ancestors didn't actually eat that way When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

It’s odd, given American meat eaters’ sporadic bursts of conscience, that as a nation we are so O.K. with infanticide. Veal cutlets, suckling pigs, spring lambs, game hens — with or without the ...

Catholics who are abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent have a pass when it comes to one tasty reptile. Alligator is permissible to eat on Fridays during Lent, the archbishop of New Orleans told ...