If you want to make this year your healthiest year yet, you could win the lottery and hire a plant-based, private chef and a personal trainer who motivates you like your very own But assuming that pipe dream doesn’t come true, you could also simply follow these eight simple yet wildly effective tips to lose weight the healthy way and keep it off for good on a plant-based diet, which recent studies show works better for healthy, sustainable weight loss than a meat-and-dairy-centric keto diet. The winter is actually a perfect time to start your healthy eating habits since you have time to do it right and not be tempted to try quick-fix methods to starve yourself or attempt calorie reduction to get ready for an upcoming beach vacation. By losing weight the gradual way by eating a nutrient-rich diet of healthy whole foods (with loads of vegetables, greens, grains, fruit, nuts, and seeds) you ll learn to eat healthier so when you do drop a jeans size or more, you will be
New year, new goals. And if you’re all aboard the Let’s Shed the Pounds This Year Train, then it’s hard to do better than the vegan diet for healthy, sustainable weight loss. But if you’re anything like us, sometimes you simply aren’t sure where to start. So many recipes, so many cookbooks.what should I add to my grocery cart? Well, that’s exactly why we reached out to the nutrition pros to cut through the noise and share the best foods in season during the winter to load up on if you’re looking to lose weight. Read on, and please pass the pomegranate seeds.
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The study, published in
JAMA Network Open,is adding to the evidence that going plant-based can help you burn fat faster, and lose weight naturally: In a 16-week randomized clinical trial of 3,115 participants, researchers found that following a low-fat, plant-based diet reduced body weight. This occurred on a metabolic level “by reducing energy intake and increasing postprandial [the period after a meal] metabolism, which was associated with reductions in hepatocellular and intramyocellular fat and increased insulin sensitivity.”
Low-Fat, Plant-Based Diet Shown to Boost Metabolism
Though exercise, of course, is important for your overall health and cardiovascular system, no additional exercise programs were implemented in the trial (participants were simply asked to maintain their customary exercise habits). Alcoholic beverages were limited to one per day for women and two per day for men.