Show psychologist 0 discusses effect of meat on energy Is the jungle uon lion ferocious because it lives on raw meat would it be more gentle if a vegetarian and are men who live principally on a meat diet likely to be ba more belligerent than those who prefer vege vegetables tables the answers to those questions according to martin F fritz associate professor of psychology at iowa state college Is yes and no lack of meat in the diet may cause an animal or human being to live on a lower energy plane fritz found thus giving the appearance pe arance of a peaceful mild disposition according to that hypothesis he be said a vegetarian diet simply depresses the activity level while a generous intake chitake of meat may bring out the full energy potentialities ali alit ties les it might be argued that the continued eating of high protein foods such as meat might result in a permanently higher plane of basal metabolism which would account for the tha energy and vigor of meat meal eating nations he continued but fritz frits apparently found a hitch in this argument for if it were true truce he said gaid the eskimos could be expected to bo be especially violent for they eat a meat diet and their basic metabolism Is about 33 per cent higher than that of people living in temperate zones the eskimos however are the most peaceful and unwarlike race in the world the professor declared inheritance is 13 an important factor in the degree of activity he said but it may be argued that all races have inherited a pd potentially ally high level of activity a very questionable assumption and that the differences we ve observe are due to the failure to utilize a diet which will bring out this activity to its fullest extent 11 fritz summarized by saying it is quite possible that diet does influence racial temperament but until further evidence Is gathered we may well be just a bit cautious in drawing conclusions |