{"id":2720290,"date":"2021-09-17T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T05:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthyman.com.au\/?p=2720290"},"modified":"2021-09-17T16:35:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T06:35:03","slug":"plant-based-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthyman.com.au\/plant-based-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant based diet – what’s it all about?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not all men are looking to bulk up, some want to lose the weight first before they want to shred the beer belly first.<\/p>\n

But it’s not always easy to maintain long term weight loss so switching to a plant based diet may just be one option that will help you succeed. You don’t have to give up the meat forever, you could try by having a meat-free day once a week to begin with.<\/p>\n

There are\u00a0multiple health benefits\u00a0beyond sustained weight loss that comes with making the switch to a\u00a0plant-based\u00a0or vegan\/vegetarian diet.<\/p>\n

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Plant based diets and long term weight loss<\/h2>\n

Eating meat doesn\u2019t make men manly!\u00a0The biggest thing we have to overcome is the stigma of men needing to feel less butch because they are snubbing steaks.<\/p>\n

A well planned plant based diet consists of fermented foods, sprouted grains, germinated seeds, nuts, legumes, plant based proteins and a wide variety of vegetables, fruits and berries.<\/p>\n

This means that you will have a well rounded diet that gives you all the vitamins and nutrients that you would get from a standard omnivore diet, maybe even more.<\/p>\n

Why can a plant based diet help with long term weight loss?<\/h3>\n

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The macro nutrient profile differences between the diet of a vegetarian or vegan compared with a meat eater, is one of the reasons why long term weight loss and lower body weight is linked with plant based diets. They tend to be lower in fat than a omnivore diet, particularly saturated fats.<\/p>\n

Plant based diets are very high in fibre due to the higher intake of vegetables that include greater amounts of fibre. High fibre diets are strongly associated with a lowered body weight.<\/p>\n

When you follow a vegan diet you will find it is very low sodium, and has very little cholesterol. A low fat vegetarian diet has been shown to significantly reduce LDL (low-density lipoproteins) and HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol.<\/p>\n

Not only does this lower your body weight or allow for longer term weight loss success it also reduces your risk of\u00a0 having a heart attack and stroke.<\/p>\n

Diets that are high in saturated fats, such as those contained in things like red meat, butter and cheese, may cause weight gain as they are very calorie dense diets. For every gram of fat it contains 9 calories, compared to a gram of carbohydrate or protein, which has 4 calories.<\/p>\n

Plant-based diet can improve your metabolism<\/h3>\n

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A plant-based diet can improve your resting metabolic weight through the thermogenic (heat producing) properties of the foods consumed. It also improves blood sugar issues and any possible risk for diabetes as it improves insulin sensitivity.<\/p>\n

As a weight loss diet, a vegan diet shows significant weight loss improvements compared to other diets.<\/p>\n

Multiple studies have shown that people who consume vegan diets have lower\u00a0Body Mass Index\u2019s (BMI)<\/strong>\u00a0than those consuming meat.<\/p>\n

If going vegan seems like a struggle you could cut out most meat and just eat fish and still see similar benefits including a lower BMI than meat eaters.<\/p>\n

So if you are considering a vegan diet, what better incentive than long lasting health and sustained weight loss!<\/p>\n

The benefits of a meat-free diet<\/h2>\n

Studies suggest there are many scientific benefits to eating a well-balanced diet that doesn\u2019t contain any meat in it. In fact, this type of diet can help you combat these health issues:<\/p>\n