Blizz scaled the effects of food to the level of the toon.

I don't remember seeing that in the patch notes, but it could have been there for a year also.

Nevermind...there are still level requirements.

Why the fuck would they scale the benefits, but still have level requirements?

Nevermind...there are still level requirements.

Why the fuck would they scale the benefits, but still have level requirements?

Simpler to code is my guess.