Genetic Predisposition to Vegetarianism: Exploring the Link Between Genes and Dietary Choices

2023-10-10 12:00:00

The study identified three genes significantly associated with vegetarianism and 31 other potentially associated genes. – Credit:

In 2020, a study entrusted by FranceAgriMer to Ifop revealed that 2.2% of the French population respected a vegetarian or vegan diet. “Only 2.2% of French people surveyed say they have adopted a meat-free diet [pescetarien, végétarien ou végan], 24% voluntarily limit their meat consumption and classify themselves as flexitarians. The remaining 74% are omnivores who eat everything,” the report noted. Whether citing respect for animals or the fight once morest global warming, there are many reasons to be vegetarian.

According to a new study, some people are more predisposed to adopting this diet. Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis and Edinburgh (UK) have found that a person’s genetic makeup may play a role in their ability to respect a vegetarian diet strict.

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“Are all humans capable of adhering to a strict vegetarian diet in the long term? » asks study author Dr. Nabeel Yaseen, professor emeritus of pathology at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. He recalls that between 48 to 64% of self-identified vegetarians in this study said they eat fish, poultry and/or red meat. According to him, this figure proves that environmental or biological constraints […] Read more

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