{"id":14997,"date":"2016-07-26T09:26:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T16:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accessrx.com\/blog\/?p=14997"},"modified":"2014-07-26T09:26:58","modified_gmt":"2014-07-26T16:26:58","slug":"just-adding-vegetables-to-your-diet-wont-spark-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/weight-loss\/just-adding-vegetables-to-your-diet-wont-spark-weight-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Adding Vegetables To Your Diet Won’t Spark Weight Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Research:
Research: just adding vegetables to your diet won’t spark weigh loss.<\/figcaption><\/figure> Increase your intake of veggies to lose weight.\u00a0 You\u2019ve heard this mantra everywhere, including from your own physician, across consumer media outlets, and even as part of the US government\u2019s MyPlate healthy eating guidelines. However, researchers from the University of Alabama School of Public Health report that this simple change in diet fails as common sense weight loss advice.<\/p>\n

Findings explained<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Kathryn Kaiser headed the analysis team that reviewed weight loss data of over 1,200 dieters and reached the conclusion that adding vegetables to meals makes a near-zero impact on a dieter\u2019s weight loss goals. Yes, ZERO. This number flies in the face of age-old dieting recommendations.<\/p>\n

However, Dr. Kaiser explains to the New York Daily News<\/a>, \u201cI don’t think eating more [vegetables] alone is necessarily an effective approach for weight loss because just adding them on top of whatever foods a person may be eating is not likely to cause weight change.”<\/p>\n

However, don\u2019t stop eating those vegetables just because they don\u2019t directly contribute to weight loss. Dr. Kaiser says, \u201cFruits and vegetables provide many vitamins and fiber, so even if they don’t promote weight loss, it seems unlikely they could do harm unless consumed in extreme quantities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Better diet options that improve health<\/strong><\/p>\n

If weight loss is still your goal, there are more important and protective health benefits to changing your diet and, in fact, increasing fat intake rather than decreasing it.<\/p>\n

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Your doctor or a nutritionist can help you create a meal plan to lose weight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For example, following the Mediterranean diet can reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, experiencing a stroke, or having a heart attack. Additionally, a diet of moderate daily egg consumption has been proven to lead to visible, sustainable weight loss. While no one is recommending you ignore the advice to increase your intake of veggies, it\u2019s not the panacea it\u2019s long been considered for those seeking to shed those extra pounds.<\/p>\n

If you’re having trouble dropping those unwanted pounds, you could also try a medication like Xenical<\/a> to help you lose weight. This FDA-approved medication could be just the boost you need to get your weight loss moving in the right direction.<\/p>\n

Of course, exercise is also a vital part of every weight loss plan. The best solution is to combine both a healthy diet and daily exercise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Increase your intake of veggies to lose weight.\u00a0 You\u2019ve heard this mantra everywhere, including from your own physician, across consumer media outlets, and even as part of the US government\u2019s MyPlate healthy eating guidelines. However, researchers from the University of Alabama School of Public Health report that this simple change in diet fails as common […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,394],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weight-loss","category-xenical"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t