Explores the concept of disgust, as it relates to meat consumption, among adolescent omnivores in Norway. Includes a comparison of disgust by type of meat, including indications that disgust response is significantly greater for red meat than for chicken.

According to this study of non-vegetarian teens, disgust was solely related to red meat and not to chicken.

Teen males were more likely to consume red meat than teen females.

According to respondents, the reasons for liking meat were good taste, good smell and juiciness, as reported by both genders.

All females studied characterized meat consumption negatively, based on disgust, as opposed to distaste, which was found among males.

Females related meat to animals and their body parts, blood and raw meat, fibrous and chewy texture, fatty feeling in mouth and visible fat.

Teens who were in regular contact with farm animals showed no disgust reactions.

Females were more likely to associate meat with “heavy” food that has negative implications for their bodies.

The females were also more conscious of, and less content with their body appearance and were more frequent dieters.