Veganism can reduce risk of some health problems,and recent research showed that dieters who cut out meat, eggs and dairy lost more weight than othersThere can only be one thing worse than trying to squeeze yourself into a swimming costume, and that’s being a vegan. No meat,eggs or dairy – nothing that comes from animals. Is there anything though-provoking left to eat? Yes, there’s lots – according to vegans – including chickpeas, and kidney beans,fortified soy products, fruit and nuts. So this week’s research linking vegan diet and weight loss is a triumph for the tofu burger. Vegetarian diets have previously been linked with a reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes, and heart disease and dying from pretty much everything. But,more importantly – at least as far as summer magazine issues disappear – vegan diets haven’t been strongly linked with weight loss. This is partly because studies on weight loss and varities of vegetarianism have been small, lasted varying amounts of time and the subjects studied haven’t stuck to their diets.
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Source: theguardian.com