Wired cover boy and eco-enthusiast Brad Pitt doesn't like the way Angelina chomps on meat. And he doesn't like her feeding it to their children either (forget the Cheetos she has her tots munching on to the left).
A recent study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany discovered that male chimps who share their meat with the ladies are twice as likely to mate with them. Researchers studied a group of chimpanzees in the Tai Forest reserve in Ivory Coast and recorded hunting and mating patterns. They discovered sharing food not only helps the males get laid, but helps the women beef up and become more fertile. Meat, the scientists explain, is an important element in their diet because it's high in protien, and lady chimps don't hunt so can't get it on their own. Which, is unlike us. We're fully capable of buying our own dinner, but like us, the ladies don't always put out immediately following the meat-sharing.
There's no better way to deal with a stilted morning-after conversation than to stuff your face. But what if you don't know what to serve that mediocre hunk of semi-coherent love whose name you can't remember? No worries. Nadia G is here with her One Night Stand Bitchin' Kitchin' Cooking Show to rescue your hungover ass.
According to a recent New York Times article, finding a perfect match in the bedroom can often be overshadowed by a perfect match in the kitchen. In a time when passions run high for meat, against it, pro-wheat, or anti-animal-anything, dating someone who does not share one’s view can strain the relationship. When an omnivore and a herbivore unite, battle lines could be drawn. Says the piece: “Food has a strong subconscious link to love, said Kathryn Zerbe, a psychiatrist who specializes in eating disorders at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. That is why refusing a partner’s food ‘can feel like rejection,’ she said.
Science is finally providing something useful. A recent book is touting the power of sex, chocolate, and meat for increasing brain power. Two words sum up these new findings: yes, please.
