Comments on: Do vegans burn more calories?

By: Movies989

Movies989 — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:07:14 +0000

@LondonerAlejandra- Please read Dr. Barnard’s book “Turn off the Fat Genes: The Revolutionary Guide to Losing Weight”. He goes into great detail about how the metabolism works.

By: LondonerAlejandra

LondonerAlejandra — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:35:40 +0000

hey everyone…. just read all the comments above and it’s impressive the results everyone has when becoming vegan or vegetarian. MY QUESTIONS HERE ARE FOR DR. BARNARD. Y
1. You mention in your study that the metabolic rate after a meal was much higher when a plant based meal was consumed. Was the overall BMR higher as well?
2. Were your study groups on physical activity regimen as well? Did you compare body compositions as well?? BMR can be increased after going on ANY DIET and just a little bit of physical activity by starting to gain some muscle. We all know muscle helps you increase your BMR.
3. Did you publish your results in a peer reviewed journal so we can have a look at the full details of your study, or is all this information only in your book mentioned in this article??

If anyone else knows these answers, please don’t hesitate to answer back!!

By: auspiciousbunny

auspiciousbunny — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 03:07:17 +0000

I have to make sure I eat mostly plants and not a lot of carbs as a vegetarian. I will gain weight in the mid section with a diet that replaces the heavy foods like meat with more simple carbs to fill in the gap. When I first went totally vegetarian I ate a lot of rice. Nowadays I eat more green vegs (like I mean a lot…) and more beans, and for carbs usually a potato or maybe a whole grain organic tortilla. Fruit and nuts seem good in moderation.

By: Daria

Daria — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:16:16 +0000

Natala,I was one of those people that thghout I would never be a Vegan, and then I had a heart attack when I was 40. My wife found your blog, and we started to read up on going plant based and being Vegan. My heart disease went away, and I will now be around for my children. My children will not have to get the disease that almost killed me. Now we eat things like tofu. Sure, I get shit for it, but I also know that all of those people will one day have to make a decision between getting over themselves and learning for themselves and changing what they eat. Again, thank you for all you wrote this year.Mike T.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:58:16 +0000

I was vegan for most of my adult life. Then I discovered Paleo, and adopted a grass fed all organic Paleo diet. More like a vegan diet with a little bit of healthy organic grass fed meat, butter and eggs. I got this from reading the bulletproofexec.com website. I have not gained weight, instead have more muscle mass and more energy. I’m conscientious about organic and grass fed only. Also, no dairy or gluten, and since having gone gluten free, no migraines either – YAY!! I don’t count calories, instead, find that I need the protein (do green smoothies with protein powder daily) and helps with my energy level (I’m hypo thyroid). Any suggestions or comments? I’m open to other people’s thoughts. thanks!!

By: Katherine Stewart

Katherine Stewart — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:23:46 +0000

I totally agree, since going plant based I eat way more and am able to maintain my lowest weight yet. Same with my husband who has lost over 50lbs since going plant based and that is only 7 months ago! I use to restrict my diet and exercise like a mad women. Not now, I focus more now on toning my body and nourishing it, listening to what it needs. Somedays it craves whole grains other days beans and others kale! I just listen to it and follow it! I have so much more energy and weigh less than my teenage daughter!

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Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:54:36 +0000

[...] You probably already know that going vegan can have some impressive health benefits. Cutting meat, dairy and fish seems to help people lose weight and lower cholesterol. So what’s the secret behind slim, healthy vegan bodies? Well + Good NYC examines whether or not vegans burn more calories. [...]

By: Sally

Sally — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:35:56 +0000

I actually gained weight when I became vegan…my theory is that your body goes to it’s ideal weight when it is being fed a plant based diet.

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:03:27 +0000

Avocados, olive oil, nuts, peanuts, potatoes… Really low in calories…

By: Elliander Eldridge

Elliander Eldridge — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:35:39 +0000

The concept makes sense to me. The slower burning a calorie is the more tired you feel from eating it the less active you are the less overall calories you burn.

The fat theory is an interesting one, but it’s just a theory. I would believe the theory to an extent – enough to suggest a diet should be at least mostly vegetable based – but the article doesn’t present any evidence with the theory so I’m skeptical of it’s implications.