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A well-designed vegan diet is effective for reducing body mass and improving body composition in overweight or obese adults, particularly when combined with physical activity.
Adopt a whole-food plant-based diet to lose weight. You do not necessarily need to count calories, as the diet naturally promotes satiety. Combine this with regular physical activity, including resistance training, to preserve muscle mass.
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Vegan diets have been explored with various study designs... and have shown reduced body mass [56–67] and improved body composition status [59,60,67–73].
Why this rating
Supported by multiple RCTs and observational studies cited in the review.
Source
Placing a Well-Designed Vegan Diet for Slovenes
Boštjan Jakše · Nutrients · 2021
DOI 10.3390/nu13124545
narrative_reviewCited 20×
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