TRYING to budge the bulge? A vegetarian diet may help.
Research from Prague's Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine found dieters that stopped eating meat lost weight more effectively than those on a low calorie diet.
Researchers found it to be almost twice as effective with vegetarian participants losing 6.2 kilograms on average compared to the 3.2kg lost by their conventional dieting counterparts.
The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition found these dieters also improved their metabolism by reducing muscle fat.
"This finding is important for people who are trying to lose weight, including those suffering from metabolic syndrome and/or type 2 diabetes," lead researcher Hana Kahleova said.
"But it is also relevant to anyone who takes their weight management seriously and wants to stay lean and healthy."
