{"id":31784,"date":"2025-11-24T16:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=31784"},"modified":"2025-11-24T16:20:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:20:02","slug":"vegan-diet-more-effective-for-weight-loss-than-mediterranean-diet-new-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/vegan-diet-more-effective-for-weight-loss-than-mediterranean-diet-new-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Diet More Effective for Weight Loss Than Mediterranean Diet: New Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">A new study has revealed that a vegan diet, even when including certain &#8220;unhealthy&#8221; plant-based foods, leads to greater weight loss than the Mediterranean diet. This research offers new insights into effective diet strategies, emphasizing the benefits of avoiding animal products.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0ffac9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A vegan diet that includes refined grains and potatoes \u2014 foods often deemed &#8220;unhealthy&#8221; \u2014 results in greater weight loss compared to the Mediterranean diet, a new study by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/nutrition\/articles\/10.3389\/fnut.2025.1666807\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">published<\/a> in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, examined the impact of plant-based eating on weight loss. The researchers discovered that participants who followed a vegan diet lost more weight than those on the Mediterranean diet, partially due to avoiding animal products and added oils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur research shows that even when a low-fat vegan diet includes so-called unhealthy plant-based foods\u2014as defined by the plant-based diet index\u2014like refined grains and potatoes, it\u2019s better than the Mediterranean diet for weight loss, because it avoids animal products and added oils,\u201d lead author Hana Kahleova, the director of clinical research\u00a0at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, said in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study is a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial involving 62 overweight adults. Participants were randomly assigned to follow a low-fat vegan diet \u2014 comprising fruits, vegetables, grains and beans \u2014 or a Mediterranean diet, which includes fruits, vegetables, legumes, fish, low-fat dairy and extra-virgin olive oil. They adhered to their assigned diets for 16 weeks without calorie restrictions, then switched to their original eating habits for a four-week washout period before swapping to the opposite diet for another 16 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The results demonstrated that the vegan diet was more effective for weight loss, as well as for improving body composition, insulin sensitivity and cholesterol levels. The vegan group saw significant increases in their plant-based diet index (PDI) scores, influenced by consuming more plant-based foods overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The analysis categorized plant-based foods based on the PDI system \u2014 dividing them into &#8220;healthful&#8221; and &#8220;unhealthful.&#8221; Foods like fruit juice, sugar-sweetened beverages, refined grains, potatoes and sweets fall under the &#8220;unhealthful&#8221; category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings suggest that replacing animal products with plant-based foods, and reducing the intake of oils and nuts, may be key strategies for effective weight loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcrm.org\/news\/news-releases\/vegan-diet-even-unhealthy-plant-based-foods-better-weight-loss-mediterranean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A vegan diet that includes refined grains and potatoes \u2014 foods often deemed &#8220;unhealthy&#8221; \u2014 results in greater weight loss compared to the Mediterranean diet, a new study by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has revealed. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, examined the impact of plant-based eating on weight loss. 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