THE FEED
STEER CLEAR OF
OILS. Most people
who do this fi nd that
weight slides off
easily, even if they’ve
been on a plateau.
Why? “Oil is the most
calorie-dense food
by volume,” says
Micaela Karlsen, PhD,
MSPH, director of the
Lifestyle Medicine
Economic Research
Consortium in Ithaca,
New York, and founder
of Sustainable Diet
(sustainablediet.com),
a distance-based
support program to
help people transition
to plant-based eating.
A single cup of oil
contains almost 2,
calories, whereas a
cup of brown rice has
only about 130 calories.
Plus, because oil
doesn’t contain fi ber,
it doesn’t contribute
to satiety.LOAD HALF YOUR
PLATE WITH
NONSTARCHY
VEGGIES. Turns
out Mom was right
in telling you to eat
your veggies. “Veggies aren’t
only nutritional powerhouses
but also the food group that’s
lowest in calorie density,”
says Chef AJ, Los Angeles–
based vegan chef and
best-selling author of The
Secrets to Ultimate Weight
Loss. “Full of fi ber and water
and averaging only 100 calories
per pound, veggies fi ll you up
without fi lling you out.” Get
this: A compound in dark
green leafi es called thylakoid
can actually turn off your
hunger switch and help fi ghtand zucchini.TOP
TIPS
FOR
WEIGHT
LOSS
ADOPTING A
WHOLE-FOOD,
PLANT-BASED DIET
IS ONE OF THE
BEST WAYS TO
LOSE WEIGHT AND
KEEP IT OFF, BUT IF
YOU’VE MADE THE
SWITCH AND ARE
STILL STRUGGLING,
CONSIDER THESE
TIPS FROM WFPB
EXPERTS.
relatively dense
in calories,servings.WATCH OUT FOR
VEGAN JUNK FOODS.
Just because it’s plant-
based doesn’t mean it’s
healthy. “Many food
companies are slapping
the plant-based term
on foods that are highly
processed, dense in
calories, and void of
nutrients,” says
Los Angeles dietitian
Sharon Palmer, RDN.
Bottom line? Stick as
closely as you can to
whole foods.4 9.
%
OF AMERICANS
ACTIVELY TRIED
TO LOSE WEIGHT
IN THE LAST CALENDAR
YEAR, ACCORDING TO
THE CENTERS FOR
DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION. ÑKaren Asp
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