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