I don't know but I doubt it. People living in cold places tend to crave meat more as it keeps the body warmer. read more
And it was Joseph Smith who received a revelation that meat should really only be eaten in “times of cold, winter or famine” and that wild meat should only be eaten in “times of famine and excess of hunger”. read more
President Joseph Fielding Smith's wife, Jesse Evans Smith, said,"my husband doesn't eat meat" and he felt a"disdain of meat and (a) love of vegetables." (Brigham Young University Daily Universe, May 6, 1971, p. read more
Joseph F. Smith designated the last Sunday of every month as “Humane Day,” emphasizing kindness to animals, a tradition that has apparently been revived by the new BYU Vegetarian Club. But another strand within Mormonism seems to have carried the day, one that emphasized our people’s carnivorous devotion. read more