The Truth About Losing Weight On A Vegetarian Diet

It does not matter what you eat. Just dont eat a lot,weight than those who did not. No surprises there.
exercise, and your weight will not be a problem.So, not good news for vegan couch potatoes and a
True? Not quite! There is scientific evidence that aray of hope for raging carnivores? Well, the simple
vegetarian diet keeps that weight down, whereasmessage is, whatever you eat, physical activity is
meat eaters put it on. What you eat does matter.part of the weight loss, and health-deal.
You know that weight loss is an industry. AGood health
money-making industry with many claims to make:Health too? Yes, this study is part of a larger
Claims of weight loss pills, herbs and juices. Claims ofinvestigation by EPIC (European Prospective
exercise machines and exercise programmes. ClaimsInvestigation into Cancer and Nutrition), comparing
of high-fat, no fat or lean diets. Which work? Whichhalf a million peoples diets in 10 countries to learn how
do not? How to find those things that work? It isdiet is linked to cancer. Results from EPICs
bewildering. And expensive!investigation show that diet is a leading cause of
The US FDA has warned against the effectivenesssome cancers.
of a number of products that are being marketed.A balanced vegetarian or vegan diet is good for your
They include fat or starch blockers, weight losshealth.
chewing gum and body wraps. Even weight lossTake diabetes, often a condition associated with
earrings and spectacles are in this list. Perhaps the lastinadequate diet and being over-weight. The EPIC
one is effective when your friends wear them tostudy has revealed that diabetics carry three times
look at you?the normal risk of developing colo-rectal cancer.
By contrast, vegetarians and vegans know whatAnd a recent Australian study even suggests that a
they eat and why they eat it. They save money anddiet that is rich in vegetables and fruit can reduce the
lose weight.effects of asthma attacks.
Weight loss of both your body and your wallet? WhyThe wider benefits of choosing a vegetarian or
not.vegan diet for weight loss are obvious.
Vegetarian food production is inherently cheaper thanBut perhaps youd still rather take the easy way out
that of meat. Just like a high fibre vegetarian dietand continue to eat meat. Meat perhaps that has
goes through your system faster, the vegetarianbeen engineered for your health?
food production chain is short compared to that ofVoila! Researchers at Harvard University have now
growing meat. Growing animals for meat is after allengineered pigs to produce healthy forms of bacon,
energy-intensive, time-consuming and expensive.ham and pork crackling.
For instance, it takes five kilograms of grain toThree little pigs were genetically modified to carry
produce one kilogram of beef. It is that concentratedOmega 3-converting genes of a nematode worm.
energy that you eat. And its not high-fibre.This gives the meat of these three little research
Short production cycles are better for the planet andpigs the benefits of fats and oils found in fish and
shorter digestive processes are better for you.vegetables!
Perhaps you do not even need special low calorieTalk about a long production process to get the
vegetarian recipes to lose weight. A vegetarian orsame benefits from plants that take a fraction of the
vegan diet appears to be a recipe for weight loss inenergy and time to produce.
itself! At least it represents an excellent start.Im telling no porky: before long pigs will fly But do
Consider the latest research.you want to eat them?
Vegetarian and vegan diets workGet motivated
Recent British scientific research is based on a studyWeight loss may be your focus but you can see that
of 22,000 people who were followed over five years.its achievement is connected to a holistic picture,
All participants put on weight over that time.including your health and that of the world we live in.
However, meat eaters who changed to a vegetarianThat is why you could say that many vegetarians
diet gained the least weight.and vegans are socially responsible eaters.
Prof Tim Keys, who led this study for the UniversityPerhaps that insight will give you the motivation to
of Oxford and Cancer Research UK, obtainedbecome a vegetarian or vegan: to lose weightand to
interesting results that are contrary to popular beliefs.discover a whole new world!
His study is published in the Journal of Obesity.Of course some people have medical conditions that
He said: Contrary to current popular views that a dietcause them to be over weight. It would be foolish to
low in carbohydrates and high in protein keeps weightrecommend a vegetarian diet as a miracle cure in
down, we found that the lowest weight gain came inthose instances. But in all other cases of being over
people with high intake of carbohydrates and lowweight there is one over-riding thing that you need:
intake of protein.motivation.
The study involved meat eaters, fish eaters,If you know why you want to lose weight you will
vegetarians and vegans. On average the entiredo it. Motivation is everything. The evidence is in on
human sample population gained 2 kilos over the fiveeffectiveness of vegetarian diets with respect to
years and none of them were overweight. The lessweight loss.
consumption of animal products, the less weight wasIf you also know that you are doing your body and
gained, leaving the vegans on top, with vegetariansthe planet a favour by losing weight through
runners-up.vegetarian or vegan diets then what are you waiting
And the bit about exercising then? Well, its part of afor?
holistic picture it seems. The study also found thatIts over to you!
those who became more physically active gained less