Being a ‘flexitarian’ Can Help You Fight Obesity, Study Finds
Going meatless can be a great way to manage your weight and stay healthy. But if you can’t say ‘no’ to it completely, it’s fine. You can still eat a few and lose weight. In fact, limiting your meat intake into an equivalent of two chicken breasts a week cuts obesity risk by 43 per cent.
These findings are good news to millions of Britons who are called ‘flexitarians’ - becoming vegetarian a few days a week – are significantly benefiting their health.
Also known as a ‘pro-vegetarian’ diet, the ‘flexitarian’ diet does not involve cutting back on fish.
The study, which involved over 16,000 people, found that people who consumed 25 per cent less meat every week were nearly half as likely to become obese.
The study found that those who ate less meat also doubled their intake of fruit and vegetables. More than that, these people were far more likely to adhere to a Mediterranean-style diet – eating more nuts, pulses, wholegrains and olive oil.
Furthermore, the findings revealed that those who stuck less closely to a diet high in fruit and vegetables still had a lower risk of obesity compared to those eating the most meat, eggs, dairy and fat.
’Our study suggests that plant-based diets are associated with substantially lower risk of developing obesity.’ says Prof Bes-Rastrollo. ‘This supports current recommendations to shift to diets rich in plant foods, with lower intake of animal foods.’
Their findings were presented this week at the European Congress on Obesity in Portugal.
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The benefits of being a ’flexitarian’: Eating meat only once or twice a week cuts obesity risk by HALF
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