Meat on the menu: 25 states-UTs see a jump in non-veg lovers
India Today
The percentage of people who consume non-vegetarian foods jumped in 25 states and union territories in the last five years.
Non-vegetarian foods are increasingly becoming a part of the Indian platter as more people have begun relishing chicken, mutton, or fish in their meals. In the five years leading up to 2021, the prevalence of non-vegetarianism among women increased in 26 states/UTs, and in 25 states/UTs among men.
Women who included non-veg food in their meal at least once a week increased in Jharkhand by 16.4 percentage points; Telangana by 14.7 percentage points; Andhra Pradesh by 12.4 percentage points; and Bihar by 11.4 percentage points.
The same for men rose in Sikkim by 27.7 percentage points; Maharashtra by 9.3 percentage points; Punjab by 8.9 percentage points; and Odisha by 7.3 percentage points.
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On the contrary, fewer women in Meghalaya, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, and Kerala eat non-veg food every week. West Bengal and Meghalaya saw a decline in non-vegetarianism among men too.
The rise in non-vegetarianism is rising in a country where food habits are associated with religious beliefs.
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