Junk Food, Vegetarian Diet, Weight Loss, Weight Gain

Fat Mouse

Facts about junk food, weight gain and weigh loss. Information about food addiction and over eaters anonymous. Question for Savvy Vegetarian: Ref: Kick the Junk Food Habit, Go Veg, Lose Weight So if the mice continued to grow fatter and fatter, even after switching back to the plant based low fat diet (aka vegan diet), [...]

Read the rest »

Can Vegetarians Eat Too Much ‘Good’ Fat?

Nuts

Legumes and whole grains are some good low fat protein sources for those who want to become vegetarian. Eat only a small handful of nuts and seeds per day! Question For Savvy Vegetarian: My boyfriend and I recently made the decision to become vegetarians and while we are loving it, we have run into a [...]

Read the rest »

Kick the Junk Food Habit, Go Veg, Lose Weight

Fast Food

After switching from a plant-based diet to a junk food diet, mice with human intestinal bacteria became grossly obese. Dr. Mirkin recommends a plant-based diet. Dr. Gabe Mirkin talks about a study showing that a junk food diet high in fat and sugar alters gut bacteria, causing obesity in mice. That same intestinal bacteria tends to create [...]

Read the rest »