Agricultural Situation in London
AGR Number: UK5070

From: U.S. Embassy, London
To: USDA/FAS Washington D.C.
Country: UK
Year: 1995
Report Code: 24 Post Report Sequence Number: 022
Report Title: Agricultural Situation
Report Type: V - Voluntary Report
Report Subject: Survey Finds Vegetarians Eat Meat and Fish
Approved By: Richard L. Barnes
Drafted By: Richard Ali
Security Classification: Unclassified, Not Official USDA Data
Date Due (MM/DD/YY): 09/13/95

Report Code: UK9524V
AGR Number: UK5070
Page: 1
Agricultural Situation

Vegetarians Eat Meat, Fish

According to a survey conducted by London University in the Southeast of England, and released at the British Association for the Advancement of Science's conference, two thirds of professed vegetarians eat meat.

The survey's findings are that many vegetarians regard meat and fish as part of the diet, and that many view chicken as an honorary vegetable. The survey's author concluded that strict barriers did not exist and that vegetarianism was not vigorously defined for most vegetarians, but was a fluid category embracing a wide range of foods.

Interestingly, the meat product that British vegetarians find the hardest to resist is the bacon sandwich.

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