Why are some vegans overweight?

In fact, you could easily end up gaining weight unless you do your homework and apply some common sense principles that are true without regard to Veganism. read more

Some vegans are overweight, some are a healthy weight and some underweight. As a group, I suspect they tend to be more in the healthy weight range than those eating the standard western diet. That said, however, health is only one of the reasons people become vegan. Many people go vegan for ethical and environmental reasons also. read more

A vegan dietary pattern can protect people from some excess weight gain but it's obvious that many vegans (including raw-foodists) are still overweight. On the other hand, it's fair to presume that these folks are probably a few pounds (if not many) lighter than they would be if they were not vegan. read more

Being vegetarian doesn’t make you instantly skinny. There are many calorie dense vegetarian foods such as nuts, seeds, avocado, starchy veggies, grains, legumes, dried fruits, cheese, etc. If you eat more calories than your body needs with or without a vegetarian diet, you will gain weight. The key is to be at an energy balance to not get fat. read more