Want to Lose Weight? Go Vegan – ready? start now
For many people, trying to lose weight means cutting back on calories and eating a restrictive diet that’s as unsatisfying as it is unsustainable. It’s hard not to cave or…
For many people, trying to lose weight means cutting back on calories and eating a restrictive diet that’s as unsatisfying as it is unsustainable. It’s hard not to cave or cheat when depriving yourself of your favourite foods and struggling with nearly constant hunger pains, meaning there’s plenty of opportunity for the weight to come back.
New research has found that switching to a vegetarian diet, rather than a low-calorie one, can be twice as effective for losing weight — and keeping it off. After all, a diet shouldn’t be a short-term weight loss effort, but a long-term lifestyle change.
A recent study in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition monitored 74 participants with type 2 diabetes, splitting them up into those who ate conventional low-calorie meals and those who had vegetarian options. Half were given a typical low-calorie diet, with 50% of energy coming from carbohydrates, less than 30% from fat, and 20% from protein. The other group ate a vegetarian diet, rich with vegetables, grains, legumes, fruits, nuts, and low-fat yoghurt. 60% of energy came from carbohydrates, while 15% came from protein and 25% from fat.
After six months, the low-calorie group only lost an average of 3.2 kilograms, while the vegetarian group lost 6.2 kilograms.
To further investigate the differences between the diets, th
For many people, trying to lose weight means cutting back on calories and eating a restrictive diet that’s as unsatisfying as it is unsustainable. It’s hard not to cave or cheat when depriving yourself of your favourite foods and struggling with nearly constant hunger pains, meaning there’s plenty of opportunity for the weight to come back.
New research has found that switching to a vegetarian diet, rather than a low-calorie one, can be twice as effective for losing weight — and keeping it off. After all, a diet shouldn’t be a short-term weight loss effort, but a long-term lifestyle change.
A recent study in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition monitored 74 participants with type 2 diabetes, splitting them up into those who ate conventional low-calorie meals and those who had vegetarian options. Half were given a typical low-calorie diet, with 50% of energy coming from carbohydrates, less than 30% from fat, and 20% from protein. The other group ate a vegetarian diet, rich with vegetables, grains, legumes, fruits, nuts, and low-fat yoghurt. 60% of energy came from carbohydrates, while 15% came from protein and 25% from fat.
After six months, the low-calorie group only lost an average of 3.2 kilograms, while the vegetarian group lost 6.2 kilograms.
To further investigate the differences between the diets, th
