There are many myths about vegetarian weight loss, some say its unhealthy some say it makes no difference and some even say that they have gained weight on a vegetarian diet. So to dispel all the myths here are some facts about losing weight on a vegetarian diet.Nutrition Reviews have carried out a study that compiles data from 87 previous studies. The study shows that a vegetarian diet is highly effective for weight loss. Vegetarian populations are on average slimmer than meat-eaters and experience lower rates of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and other life-threatening conditions linked with obesity.The review shows that the weight loss does not depend on exercise or calorie-counting. The rate of this weight loss in vegetarians is approximately one pound per week.The Authors of the study Susan E. Berkow, Ph.D.
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air jordan 4 heels , and Neal D. Barnard, M.D., of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine PCRM say:"Rates of obesity in the general population are skyrocketing, while in vegetarians, obesity prevalence ranges from 0 percent to 6 percent" The research carried out shows that a vegetarian's body weight whether male of female is on average 3 to 20 percent lower than a someone with a regular diet.There have been clinical studies carried out on vegetarian and vegan diets that have isolated the effects of the diet from other factors such as exercise. The results are quite amazing. According to the researchers a low fat vegan diet will lose around 1 lb per WEEK, without any extra exercise or other dietary constraints.So it seems pretty conclusive - Being a vegetarian helps you lose weight. Which is great news for us vegetarians. The only question that remains is - What is a healthy vegetarian diet?There are many ideas and opinions about what constitutes a vegetarian diet, look around on the net and you will find many perspectives. Personally I think its best to use a diet that has been outlined by a medical professional or nutrition expert.Luckily nowadays there are many well written diets and recipes out there
air jordan women , I use a Veggie Meal Plan (see bottom of article) because its a diet plan and a recipe book rolled into one (i'm lazy) so I just need to cook the meals rather than worrying about what vitamins and minerals I need, what foods they are in, and then how to make a meal out of those foods. Once you have a diet in place and you are used to cooking vegetarian meals you don't even think about it. Before I was a vegetarian I thought about how difficult it would be make a meal without meat every night, but really its a piece of cake!I hope you have found my article informative, and if you have any questions about vegetarian weight loss or just being a veggie in general don't hesitate to contact me, I'm no expert but I have been a vegetarian for some years now so I may be able to help.Louise
I use a Veggie Meal Plan
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