No Weight Loss Advantage to Vegetarian Diets
Following a vegetarian diet does not yield a larger amount of weight loss than following a non-vegetarian diet according to a study published in the International Journal of Obesity.
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh followed a group of 176 overweight and sedentary adults for a period of 18 months. Half the group was allowed to choose their own diet, whereas the other half was assigned a diet. Of the group that was assigned a diet, half of the participants were assigned a vegetarian diet.
Not surprising, participants who were assigned a diet lost more weight than those who chose a diet. Among those who were assigned a diet, participants who followed a “standard” diet lost 8% and those who followed a vegetarian diet lost 7.9%.
NetSweat.com comments: There is a common misperception that following a vegetarian diet will make you skinny. The reality is that there are many overweight vegetarians and vegans. (French fries made with vegetable oil are both vegan and bad for you.)
This said, the majority of overweight people do not eat enough vegetables. A quarter pound of carrots, for instance, is much healthier than a quarter pound of pot roast. Plus, since vegetables are less calorie dense than just about all processed and baked foods, they will allow you to feel more full at lower levels of caloric intake.
posted by Netsweat.com @ 9/04/2007
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Great post. I was reading a similar topic on thedailyskinny.com that went
into how to lose belly fat first and why certain types of foods and exercise
aren't really as effective as most people would like to believe. Thanks
again for the info
Im kind of surprised but all my clients who were vegan etc. did it for other reasons than weight loss.
Im too much of a carnivore.
MizFit
I completely agree. When I was a kid my mom was a vegetarian and during that time my mom was at her largest. Avoiding meat often means substituting for lots of bread, rice, grains, and none of that is very easily digested by the body. Which means a sluggish system. This doesn't lead to a skinny or fit body.
sometimes not eating enough protein makes you stuff yourself with more carbs and then you reverse your goal. however, people who have daily diets of bbq ribs, fried chicken and steak will have improvements in their cholesterol with a veg diet...it's not just about WEIGHT- it's also about HEALTH.
Weight loss industry will focus on the way people should feel while doing it, in order to achieve better results and stay healthy all the time. Being healthy and thin is not a dream, it should be something, that is a reasonable and easy to be done.
The modern obsession with a thin body is another problem that women face now a days. Women try everything in order to get this extra pounds off, things like pills, patches, diet, hunger, exercises and all kind of weight loss products.
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