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Article #5: The Truth About Losing Weight On A Vegetarian Diet

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






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