If you do not eat meat you will loose your weight twice as fast. A recent study revealed.
It found that the fastest way for dieters embarking on a weight loss programme to fight the flab was to give up meat products.
They constitute around 35 per cent of the average meat-eater's daily calorie intake.
In the first month of a diet, carnivores lose on average 2lbs, while vegetarians' weight loss is double that at 4lbs.
The difference is even more noticeable if a slimmer quits meat right at the start of a diet - with the first month's weight loss averaging at 5lbs.
The reason why vegetarians tend to be better dieters is the switch away from meat also leads to people embracing a healthier lifestyle.
The study found that vegetarians were twice as likely to be gym members as meat eaters - 28 per cent were members, compared with just 14 per cent of meat-eaters.
Veggies exercise more - twice a week on average, compared to once a week for meat-eaters.
And they are twice as likely to pick low-fat options at the supermarket - 57 per cent do this, compared to 29 per cent of meat-eaters.
Just 12 per cent of vegetarians regularly use fast food restaurants, compared to 39 per cent of meat-eaters.
The results come from a new study of 1,000 people by leading weight loss firm Forza Supplements.
It found that 87 per cent of people found it easier to lose weight after giving up meat.
Lee Smith of Forza Supplements said: "All our research shows that becoming a veggie is a great way to lose weight.
"People feel better about themselves after giving up meat products and are more likely to adopt a healthier lifestyle.
"It's not that good lean meat it is particularly calorific but we find that meat-eaters consistently have a higher calorie intake because the meat they eat is often cooked in an unhealthy way.
"A grilled chicken thigh is just 135 calories but that shoots up to 290 calories when it is fried by one of the fast food outlets, with another 300 calories if you add fries. That is where all the damage is done."
The UK has the highest proportion of vegetarians in the developed world, with up to 12 per cent of adults - nearly 8million - no longer eating meat.
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