Are You Vegan? You Might Start Eating Meat Again, Soon

Are you vegetarian or vegan? Chances are, you may go back to eating meat.

Researchers at the Humane Research Council found that as many as 84 percent of vegetarians and vegans go back to consuming animal products at some point.

The study was based on a compilation of information, along with the Harris Interactive survey for the meat-eating habits of 11,399 adults ages 17 and up.

Findings revealed that about 2 percent of American adults are current vegetarians or vegans, 10 percent are former vegetarians/vegans and another 8 percent have never been vegetarian or vegan.

Staying on these type of diets can be tough. The findings also showed that more than half of the ex-vegetarians/vegans gave up within the first year, while another third went back to meat within three months.

Furthermore, findings showed that many may decide to give up meat around the age of 34. The influence of a significant other or friend can always change how someone feels about eating meat, too. The study found that about a third of ex-vegetarians/vegans lived with someone who ate meat.

What seems to keep vegetarians or vegans sticking with their dietary habits is making a gradual transition that's easy to follow. For many who abruptly changed their habits, they said they found themselves rebounding.