Vegan Diet 'Discovery' :-)

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This item came to me this a.m. via IVU

(International Vegetarian Union) Newsletter and,

regardless of the kind of vegetarian one is, it's

interesting info - especially at this time of

year. So here ya go!!! Love, Pat

 

(US) Study shows a low-fat vegan diet is

 

best for healthy slimming

 

Doctors group gives New Year's diet tips

Study shows a low-fat vegan diet is best for

healthy slimming

 

WASHINGTON--With 2006 quickly approaching, losing

 

weight is on the

minds of many people considering a New Year's

resolution. Doctors with

the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

 

(PCRM) suggest a new

approach to weight loss based on a recent study

showing that a low-fat

vegan diet is an effective way to shed unwanted

pounds.

 

PCRM's weight-loss study, published in September

in The American

Journal of Medicine, showed that a low-fat,

plant-based diet is more

effective at helping women lose weight and

improve insulin sensitivity

than an omnivorous diet.

 

" The study participants following the vegan diet

enjoyed unlimited

servings of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and

 

other healthful

foods that enabled them to lose weight without

feeling hungry, " says

Dr. Neal Barnard, the study's lead author.

" Anyone who wants to make

healthy changes in the New Year will do well to

try a plant-based

diet. "

 

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full story:

http://www.foodconsumer.org/777/8/Study_shows_a_low-fat_vegan_diet_is_best_for_h\

ealthy_slimming.shtml