Mediterranean diet vs Vegan? Which one’s better?

Mediterranean diet vs Vegan diet. New study compares Mediterranean diet to a low fat vegan diet. A look at the features of the Mediterranean diet and how it compares to a vegan diet for weight loss and metabolic health.Uploaded 08-03-21Mediterranean diet or vegan? Which one’s better?new clinical trial compared a Mediterranean diet to a low fat vegan diet Both are rich in fruits and vegetables. study: “Mediterranean and vegan diets are variations on a theme: one favors plant-based foods; the other consists of plant products exclusively”low fat vegan was mostly whole foods. the Mediterranean diet also had olive oil and dark chocolate. they copied protocol of Mediterranean diet study PREDIMEDPeople on vegan diet lost weight, improved insulin resistance and dropped their cholesterol. People on Mediterranean diet: none of thoseSo vegan is better than Mediterranean?weight loss: no weight loss on Mediterranean diet, only low fat veganlow fat vegan diet better for weight loss. no weight loss on mediterranean diet. people on low fat ate less calories. people on low fat vegan felt full with fewer cals. calorie density. low fat diet was calorie dilute. mediterranean Diet = more calorie dense foods. doesn’t mean we cant lose weight on a Mediterranean dietlow fat vegan had most carbs yet was best for weight loss"Mediterranean diet caused no weight loss". mediterranean diet had 50g olive oil/day. we could moderate oil to match vegan diet while on a Mediterranean diet trials compared low fat and low carb diets. weight loss = identical on low carb and low fat we can lose weight on low carb, low fat vegan, low fat not vegan, Mediterranean “Mediterranean diet not effective for weight loss”. Doesn’t mean mediterranean diets cant workheadline= ‘vegan beats mediterranean’. mediterranean diet could come out on top depending on designmaybe im biased toward Mediterranean diets? can mediterranean diet help with weight loss?here’s a trial where mediterranean diet outperformed low fat for weight loss Some people lose weight on high fat diets, others on high carb diets.camps: low fat vs low carbmaybe low fat vegan is better for all? weight change per person on mediterranean or low fat vegan. some lost weight on low fat, gained on mediterranean. some lost on both, more on low fat. some lost more on mediterranean than low fat. some lost on mediterranean and gained on low fat. most lost more weight on low fatlow fat vegan = lost weight, most was fat low fat diet improved insulin resista