Does Eating Meat Make YOU Manly?

http://www.vibrantvegan.com/virile-vegan.html

Does eating the actin and myosin protein filaments which comprise muscle make men more manly?

Said another way-Does eating meat make your more of a man?

I have been a vegan for about 15 years and I can't tell you how many times I have heard the argument that you can't be a "real man" unless you eat meat. Somehow, consuming flesh increases ones masculinity. Tough guys are "meat and potatoes" men. They eat steak and barbecue things.

Since the mythology of manhood includes the consumption of cooked critters many men are reluctant to forego feasting on flesh in favor of a vegan diet.

After all, giving up meat will make you less of a man.

But what makes a man, a man?

Testosterone.
A Prostate Gland
A Penis. (But not just a penis, the ability to get an erection.)

Testosterone:

Testosterone is a steroid hormone and it:

•Is important for normal skeletal development
•Regulates libido-your sex drive
•Influences muscle mass
•Is required for normal sperm development

If meat makes you manly why do vegans have more testosterone? That's right. Meat munching males have 13 percent less testosterone than vegans. (Allen NE. Hormones and diet: low insulin-like growth factor-I but normal bioavailable androgens in vegan men. Br J Cancer. 2000 Jul;83(1):95-7.)

This is because meat eaters constantly expose themselves to female hormones in the meat and milk they eat.

The Prostate Gland:

The function of the prostate is to store and secrete an alkaline, milky white fluid that makes up 25-30% of ejaculate volume. The prostatic fluid gives sperm better motility, longer survival and better protection of the genetic material (DNA).

Men who live in the United States have the highest rates of prostate cancer, while men who live in South America, Central America, Africa, and Asia all have much lower rates prostate cancer.

What accounts for the difference? Diet of course. The most common dietary culprit implicated in raising prostate cancer risk is a high fat diet, particularly a diet high in saturated animal fats.

The Penis

The fully erect penis is the ultimate symbol of masculinity.

Erection is achieved when the penis becomes engorged with blood.

According to the National Institutes of Health in 2002, an estimated 15 million to 30 million men in the United States experience chronic erectile dysfunction. They can't get it up. They have been emasculated.

In the majority of these cases impotence is caused by narrowing of the blood vessels in the penis. When the arteries and veins to the penis clog up, you can't get it up. Blood vessels clog up from all the saturated fat and cholesterol in cooked carcasses you consume. This narrowing of blood vessels is called cardiovascular disease. If you can't get it up you are a prime candidate for a deadly heart attack.

If the measure of a man is his enormous erection, meat eaters are miniscule.

Vegans rarely, if ever, develop cardiovascular disease. Vegans rarely, if ever become impotent. Vegans are virile!


A Question For You

Are you so emotionally attached to the current cultural concept of what makes you a man that you will ignore the facts or are you man enough to take meat off your menu?

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• prostate
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• manliness

[AtheistVendetta]

All the women I've been with disagree with you....

They very much like my meat :P

[lastswordfighter]

Eating meat does not make you manly. Eating meat usually implies that you are hungry and require your needed nutrition and energy for part of the day.

[je187u]

what the fuck does eating meat has to do with manliness ?

[Darkromani]

Imho nothing justifes being a man and being effeminate. gay or straight.

[ValkyereHowie]

@haridham The imaginary health risks they create are a good excuse, a way to justify eating meat, this means deep down, maybe only subconsciously, they feel bad for eating meat! I think people don't realize just how healthy vegetarian is. And why would vegetarians live longer if it's unhealthy? Nice to hear from someone who is logical Haridham!

[haridham]

@ValkyereHowie Yes I've been vegetarian all my life. The b12 and protein deficiency is quite a big myth. Most people dont even know how much protein they need daily. Frankly meat eaters feel guilty about eating meat. Check out this video. /watch?v=MzXlsTKndGA

[ValkyereHowie]

Awesome video! I'm a vegetarian of about 2 years since I was 15. Once you learn the facts you realize how absurd our dietary concepts are. Mythology runs wild in the world of diet and meat has so many wives tales surrounding it! Want protein? Eat grains, nuts, beans, rice , for a vegetarian dairy. But beans, grains and rice and lowest calorie with highest amounts of protein. B12? It's called milk, dairy in general or supplements. Jack Lalane was the first ever real American Bodybuilder, vegan.

[ValkyereHowie]

@bl91978 Good idea! Completely ignore the statistics and big picture to focus on one single individual to justify your diet!

[ValkyereHowie]

@jamal5246500 Actually dude that isn't a bad piece of advice for the ladies as vegetarians + vegans heat only a fraction of the cholesterol that meat eaters do (extending their lives by years) and making them better sexual partners. Why? More cholesterol= more constricted blood vessels= less physically capable in both sports and bed.

[codylightful]

@Darkromani That hypothesis has been debunked. They both have the word "estrogen" but phytoestrogens (plant estrogens) are not steroidal hormones like human estrogen and don’t affect humans the same as plants. The 3 kinds of phytoestrogens: isoflavones (in soy), lignans (in seeds, fruits and veggies), and coumestrol (broccoli, spinach, sprouts, and legumes) are all very good for the human body. If soy is bad for you because of phytoestrogens, then so are fruits, veggies, nuts, and grains.