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       Vegetarian dieters lose more weight than meat-eaters on other
       diet plans
   DIR By: agate
       Date: July 1, 2015, 8:11 pm
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       From Medical News Today, July 1, 2015:
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       > To shed weight, go vegan
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       > People on a vegetarian diet, and especially those following a
       vegan one that includes no animal products, see better results
       than dieters on other weight-reducing plans. In fact, they can
       lose around two kilograms more on the short term, says Ru-Yi
       Huang of E-Da Hospital in Taiwan after reviewing the results of
       twelve diet trials. The findings¹ appear in the Journal of
       General Internal Medicine, published by Springer.
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       > Huang's review includes twelve randomized controlled trials,
       involving 1,151 dieters who followed a specific eating regime
       for between nine and 74 weeks. It is the first study to combine
       the findings from various independent projects that weighed up
       the results of vegetarian diets against other eating plans.
       These include the Atkins diet, and ones recommended by the
       American Diabetes Association or the US National Cholesterol
       Education Program.
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       > Overall, individuals assigned to the vegetarian diet groups
       lost significantly more weight (around 2.02 kilograms) than
       dieters who ate meat and other animal products. Vegetarians who
       followed a vegan diet lost even more weight. Comparatively, they
       lost around 2.52 kilograms more than non-vegetarian dieters.
       Vegetarians who do consume dairy products and eggs lost around
       1.48 kilograms more than those on a non-vegetarian diet. People
       following vegetarian diets that prescribe a lower than normal
       intake of calories (so-called energy restriction) also shed more
       kilograms than those without any such limitations being placed
       on their eating habits.
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       > According to Huang, the abundant intake of whole grains,
       fruits and vegetables might play a role in the favorable results
       seen in vegetarian diets. Whole-grain products and vegetables
       generally have low glycemic index values and don't cause blood
       sugar levels to spike. Fruits are rich in fiber, antioxidants,
       minerals and protective chemicals that naturally occur in
       plants. Whole-grain products contain soluble fiber. Such
       so-called good fiber helps to delay the speed by which food
       leaves the stomach and ensures good digestion. It also allows
       enough nutrients to be absorbed while food moves through the
       intestines. Several studies have reported that fiber consumption
       helps with weight loss.
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       > "Vegetarian diets are more effective than non-vegetarian diets
       for weight loss," says Huang, who added that longer term
       intervention trials are needed to investigate the effect of
       vegetarian diets on weight control and cardio-metabolic risk.
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