They usually go for kebabs or beef burgers

Oct 11, 2015 11:42 GMT  ·  By

If you happen to be familiar with alcohol, you are probably also acquainted with how, every now and again, it can make people behave nothing like their usual selves. 

For instance, a recent survey found that over a third of vegetarians in the UK forgo their usual diet and eat meat pretty much every time they have a bit too much to drink and become, well, inebriated.

Meet the drunk-etarians 

The survey, carried out by Voucher Codes Pro, involved a total of 1,789 volunteers who were questioned about their eating and drinking habits.

Of the study participants, over a third (37%) admitted to eating meat when drunk. Nonetheless, they stressed that, once sobered up, they would return to their plant-based diet.

Without further ado, here's how often vegetarians in the UK eat meat when drunk: 34% of them do so every time, 26% fairly often, 22% rarely and 18% occasionally. By comparison, 63% of the vegetarians questioned said they never ever ate meat, inebriated or sober.

Another set of questions revealed that, when drunk, vegetarians usually go for kebabs (39%) or beef burgers (34%). Bacon (27%), fried chicken (19%) and pork sausages (14%) are also favorites.

Funnily enough, the survey also revealed that, of the vegetarians who eat meat when drunk, nearly 70% would never tell a soul about this habit of theirs.

“I really couldn’t believe the stats from this research! I know a few vegetarians who sometimes crave meat, but it seems that a few are giving into their cravings when drunk!”

“I think it’s important for friends of these vegetarians to support them when drunk and urge them not to eat meat as I’m sure they regret it the next day!” George Charles, the founder of Voucher Codes Pro, commented on the outcome of this study in an interview.

Come to think about it, it's not so bad

It might be that they slip up every once in a while, but these so-called drunk-etarians might really be on to something. As researchers keep telling us, meat production and consumption are tied to all sorts of environmental and health trouble.

Even if we can't stop eating meat altogether, we can at least quit putting it on our plates every single day. Call it a compromise, if you will. It might not sound like much, but specialists say such small dietary changes can make a world of a difference.