Can skipping meat help you lose weight?

Can skipping meat help you lose weight?

Looking for a reason to try some new vegetarian recipes? According to a new study, vegetarianism can help you lose weight. A Forza Supplements study found that meat eaters on a diet need twice as long to lose weight as vegetarians. The study also found that in…

Looking for a reason to try some new vegetarian recipes? According to a new study, vegetarianism can help you lose weight. A Forza Supplements study found that meat eaters on a diet need twice as long to lose weight as vegetarians. The study also found that skipping meat at the beginning of a diet helps to lose weight faster.

In the first month of the experiment, meat eaters—about 35% of their calories come from meat—have lost an average of 2 pounds compared to vegetarians who lost an average of 4 pounds. Interestingly, those who gave up meat at the beginning of the diet exceeded other long-term vegetarians and lost 5 pounds.

Forza’s managing director Lee Smith said the results also show that the lifestyle choices of vegetarians support weight loss. For example, compared with meat eaters who go to the gym once a week on average, vegetarians participating in this study are twice as likely to have gym membership and exercise twice a week.

In a study of 1,000 people, 87% said they found it easier to lose weight after abstaining from meat.

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