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> This seems to vary a lot. I don't see people having a categorical moral opposition to it the way they do meat, In the US, vegetarianism tends to be for moral
by chimeracoder 11y ago
> This seems to vary a lot. I don't see people having a categorical moral opposition to it the way they do meat,
In the US, vegetarianism tends to be for moral or environmental reasons, but in India, the motivation usually religious and/or cultural, not moral.
> but rather dislike it because it's an unfamiliar flavor and texture.
I have literally never heard this complaint. For us, eggs are a part of the traditional cuisine. As I said elsewhere, Indian cuisines vary heavily by region.
> Yes, but they aren't the primary calorie source. A meal isn't considered complete without the carbohydrates; not so the protein.
Maybe for you, but that experience is certainly not universal. For us, a meal isn't considered complete without lentils and fish.
- moultano 11y agoDoes your community suffer from metabolic syndrome at the same rate?
- chimeracoder 11y ago> Does your community suffer from metabolic syndrome at the same rate? While it's the second largest linguistic community in India, I don't know if there's ever been a study done on the metabolic syndrome in that level of detail, no. But I wouldn't be surprised if nobody has bothered to study it. Dietary habits are also tricky to classify because the boundaries are fluid. Certainly the original article posted does not go into any level of detail on ethnic groups within India, given that it contrasts (without any sense of irony) rates between South Asians and "Caucasians".
- moultano 11y agoWhat's interesting is that genetic groups and cultural groups are so correlated in India that I doubt a population study would be able to disentangle them. http://www.unz.com/gnxp/the-aryan-invasion-was-not-fantasy/ http://www.unz.com/gnxp/the-aryan-invasion-was-not-fantasy/