According to scientists, women who want to calm down their husbands after a stressful day at the office should serve him a big steak.

Contrary to popular opinion that a hunk of red meat may make men aggressive, experts said it actually has a calming effect.

Psychologists said they were shocked by research findings which show that far from bringing out the ‘caveman instinct’ in modern men, seeing meat lowers any aggressive tendencies because it reminds males of friends and family at meal time.

Seeing meat provokes a sense of non-aggression that could be related to family feasting among the earliest humans. Experiments found that the sight of meat had a calming effect on males and made them less aggressive.

Psychological tests in which aggression levels were tested among 82 men who were asked to look at a variety of photographs, some of which featured cooked meat showed a surprising calmness.  Apparently our ancestors would be calm when they saw meat, as they would be surrounded by friends and family at meal time. The same goes for modern man

Evolutionary experts believe it is useful to look at innate reflexes in order to understand trends in society and personal behavior.  They said this latest research was important because it looked at ways society may influence environmental factors to decrease the likelihood of aggressive behavior.

So, the next time you feel your male counterpart may be stressed, aggressive or if you want to deliver news that would make him uncomfortable, serve a big juicy steak and the scenario will be calmer than expected.