Vegan Diet with Unhealthy Plant Foods Promotes Greater Weight Loss than Mediterranean Diet

Even 'unhealthy' vegan diet better than Mediterranean for weight loss

The findings suggest that swapping animal products for low-fat plant staples may be a surprisingly effective weight-loss strategy.

Vegan diet beats Mediterranean for weight loss even with potatoes and grains

Participants lost more weight on a low-fat vegan diet than on the Mediterranean diet, largely due to eliminating animal foods and reducing oils and nuts. Increased intake of plant foods, even “unhealthy” ones, was strongly associated with greater weight loss.

Mediterranean Diet Loses To Vegan In Head-To-Head Weight Loss Trial

When two of the world's most celebrated diets went head-to-head in a rigorous scientific showdown, the vegan diet came out ahead for weight loss. The post Mediterranean Diet Loses To Vegan In Head-To-Head Weight Loss Trial appeared first on Study Finds.

Vegan diet with unhealthy plant foods promotes greater weight loss than Mediterranean diet

Eating a vegan diet increases consumption of plant-based foods-including those defined as "unhealthy" by the plant-based diet index-leading to greater weight loss than the Mediterranean diet, finds a new analysis by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published in Frontiers in Nutrition.

Vegan Diet Cuts Carbon Emissions 46% In New Study - Dining and Cooking

Adopting a vegan diet could reduce carbon emissions by 46 percent compared to a Mediterranean diet while delivering nearly all essential nutrients. According to a study published in Frontiers in Nutrition on November 10. The research, led by Dr. Noelia Rodriguez-Martín of the Spanish National Research Council and University of Granada, designed four nutritionally balanced [...]