Originally posted by thisgirl13
Ande,
Brilliant post. I've been following this kind of research for awhile now.
My dad's side of the family is very susceptible to heart related problems, and high blood pressure, so I've been very careful about the things I eat since I was a little girl.
I was a strict vegan for a couple years, but over time, and due to swimming factors, have added a couple "exceptions" to my diet. I guess you could call me a pesco-vegetarian, because I do eat fish, but no other meat.
It's not as hard to find good sources of protein anymore for vegetarians like it used to be, thanks to the wide use of soy. However, it is still difficult to keep the diet low-fat. Some steps have been taken to avert this, but it is a common fact that vegetarians tend to be heavier than their meat-eating counterparts.
If only it were a perfect world. *sigh* :rolleyes:
Where did you hear that vegetarians tend to be heavier? That's interesting to me because I work with a guy who is a vegetarian because it's a healthier way to eat (his words). But he uses so much cheese and eats so much junk that he is at least 100 lbs overweight......
Sometimes I think the lack of protein in his diet (he doesn't use a lot of nuts or soy, etc) means he is more hungry more of the time.....
Originally posted by thisgirl13
Ande,
Brilliant post. I've been following this kind of research for awhile now.
My dad's side of the family is very susceptible to heart related problems, and high blood pressure, so I've been very careful about the things I eat since I was a little girl.
I was a strict vegan for a couple years, but over time, and due to swimming factors, have added a couple "exceptions" to my diet. I guess you could call me a pesco-vegetarian, because I do eat fish, but no other meat.
It's not as hard to find good sources of protein anymore for vegetarians like it used to be, thanks to the wide use of soy. However, it is still difficult to keep the diet low-fat. Some steps have been taken to avert this, but it is a common fact that vegetarians tend to be heavier than their meat-eating counterparts.
If only it were a perfect world. *sigh* :rolleyes:
Where did you hear that vegetarians tend to be heavier? That's interesting to me because I work with a guy who is a vegetarian because it's a healthier way to eat (his words). But he uses so much cheese and eats so much junk that he is at least 100 lbs overweight......
Sometimes I think the lack of protein in his diet (he doesn't use a lot of nuts or soy, etc) means he is more hungry more of the time.....
