A low-fat vegan diet induces changes in gut microbiota that are related to altered body composition and insulin sensitivity, and result in weight loss, according to results of a randomized controlled trial in overweight/obese adults . Over the 16-week intervention, body weight was significantly reduced in individuals on the vegan diet compared with those who stayed on their everyday (nonvegan) diet, with a loss of –5.8 kg (P < .001), which was largely because of a drop in fat mass, with a treatment effect of –3.9 kg (P < .001).
Visceral fat was also significantly reduced with the vegan eating plan.No calorie restriction was imposed in either diet. Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD, director of clinical research at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), Washington, DC — the main remit of which is to promote plant-based diets — led the work and will present the findings here at…
