"The advantage of a plant based diet is that it's a lot kinder to the earth and to our animal cousins while also helping you avoid obesity."
Does it actually help avoid obesity? Many of the vegetarians I know are overweight or even obese.
Does it actually help avoid obesity? Many of the vegetarians I know are overweight or even obese.
https://jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(13)01113-1/abstrac...
Did it say how they measured BMI? Was it the lazy height/weight way or the real way? I can't see the full study due to a pay wall and it doesn't say in the abstract. I would also be interested to see if they had any selection criteria based on lifestyle (exercise and healthy food selections) and family history since it only mentions adjustments for age, sex, and race.
Also, I would like to see the BMI by subgroup. Based on their breakdown they are comparing omnivores to vegans but leave out the vegetarian and pesectarian results.
Here's one that compares a healthy Mediterranean diet with a healthy vegetarian one. The conclusion was that they are comparable.
Generally plant-based, means whole, unrefined, or minimally refined ingredients.
i.e. french fries, oreos are all vegan but are refined.