Consuming more plant foods and fewer animal products may help individuals control their weight, according to a new study. Researchers examined the health records of more than 55,000 healthy women participating in the Swedish Mammography Cohort. They looked at the body mass index (BMI) of semi-vegetarians (who eat some meat, dairy, and eggs), lacto-vegetarians (who
consume milk but not meat or eggs), vegans (who consume no animal products), and omnivores (who eat all foods). BMI is used as a screening tool to identify possible weight problems for adults.
However, BMI is not a diagnostic tool. For example, a person may have a high BMI. However, to determine if excess weight is a health risk, a healthcare provider would need to perform further assessments. These assessments might include skinfold thickness measurements, evaluations of diet, physical activity,
family history, and other appropriate health screenings.
Calculating BMI is one of the best methods for population assessment of overweight and obesity. Because calculation requires only height and weight, it is inexpensive and easy to use for clinicians and for the general public. The use of BMI allows people to compare their own weight status to that of the
general population.
All the vegetarian women had a lower risk of being overweight or obese than did the omnivorous women. Specifically, the prevalence of overweight or obesity (BMI over 25) was 40 percent among omnivores, 29 percent among both semi-vegetarians and vegans, and 25 percent among lacto-vegetarians. All three
vegetarian groups had about half the risk of overweight or obesity as omnivores.
The omnivorous women were significantly heavier than any of the three vegetarian groups and also had a significantly higher BMI. Even among the vegetarians who consume some animal products, our results suggest that self-identified vegetarians of any kind have a lower risk of overweight and obesity than do omnivorous women.
The study suggests that plant-based diets are inversely related to obesity. All the vegetarian groups had higher intakes of fruit, vegetables, and fiber and lower intakes of fat and protein.
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"If you step back and look at the data, the optimum amount of red meat you eat should be zero." ~Dr. Walter Willet
"The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined. If beef is your idea of "real food for real people" you'd better live real close to a real good hospital." ~Neal Barnard, M.D.
"I find that low protein diets often contribute to improvement in patients with immune system problems ... In fact, it would be hard to become deficient in protein in our country even if you tried." ~Andrew Weil, M.D.
"It is absolutely healthier to replace red meat in the diet with fruits and vegetables."~Steven Ferrel C.N.
Life Dynamix Comment
Americans have been mislead by the beef and dairy industries for long enough. The dairy industry designed the original food pyramid, not health minded nutritionists or doctors. Red meat should contain the following warning on the label: "Red meat contributes to heart disease and some forms of cancer." It is absolutely healthier to replace red meat in the diet with organic fruits and vegetables - Period!
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