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Originally Posted by Danny
All these fad diets are so interesting, it still comes down to calorie intake vs. calorie's burned. Veggie diets work for weight loss because it significantly reduces your calorie in take. But again, you would be far better off long term by eating more and exercising more. And again, for purposes of people on here, who are almost all men, there are differences between men and women's bodies. An all veggie diet is healthier for women because they can supplement their loss of protein with soy. That is not healthy for men.
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It's more more than simply calorie intake and burning calories. The two main people in "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" are two overweight men and they do a vegetarian diet. "Fork Over Knives" pretty much takes care of the "we need meat for the protein" debate.