[wp_ad_camp_1] More proof that all plant diet – vegan diet is best for weight loss. Now this refers to vegetarians, rather than vegans but then they begin to refer to vegans so it isn’t exactly clear which group they are referring to. But it is not all that easy to lose as a vegetarian since you would be able to fill up on cream, butter, eggs and cheese. A vegan diet cuts out all these fattening animal products.
Rates of obesity in the general population are skyrocketing, while in vegetarians, obesity prevalence ranges from 0 percent to 6 percent, note study authors Susan E. Berkow, Ph.D., C.N.S., and Neal D. Barnard, M.D., of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).
The authors found that the body weight of both male and female vegetarians is, on average, 3 percent to 20 percent lower than that of meat-eaters. Vegetarian and vegan diets have also been put to the test in clinical studies, as the review notes. The best of these clinical studies isolated the effects of diet by keeping exerciseconstant. The researchers found that a low-fat vegan diet leads toweight loss of about 1 pound per week, even without additionalexercise or limits on portion sizes, calories, or carbohydrates.
“Our research reveals that people can enjoy unlimited portions of high-fiber foods such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains to achieve or maintain a healthy body weight without feeling hungry,” says Dr. Berkow, the lead author.
Here is what the American Dietetic Association has said in its position paper on a vegetarian diet published in 2009
- Appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases.
- Well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes.
- An evidence-based review showed that vegetarian diets can be nutritionally adequate in pregnancy and result in positive maternal and infant health outcomes.
- The results of an evidence-based review showed that a vegetarian diet is associated with a lower risk of death from ischemic heart disease.
- Vegetarians also appear to have lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure, and lower rates of hypertension and type 2 diabetes than nonvegetarians.
- Vegetarians tend to have a lower body mass index and lower overall cancer rates.
- Features of a vegetarian diet that may reduce risk of chronic disease include lower intakes of saturated fat and cholesterol and higher intakes of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, soy products, fiber, and phytochemicals.
So as you can see the vegan or vegetarian diet is not just slimming but is also antiaging.It will help you to avoid many illnesses that we are prone to after years of eating animal products. More on antiaging here.
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