00:00Forget everything you thought you knew about healthy diets.
00:03A new study just flipped the script on Mediterranean versus vegan for weight loss.
00:07Researchers compared the popular Mediterranean diet with a low-fat vegan diet.
00:12Both groups ate as much as they wanted, no calorie counting.
00:15But one group lost significantly more weight, and it wasn't the Mediterranean team.
00:20Surprisingly, the vegan diet led to greater weight loss,
00:23even when it included foods usually labeled as unhealthy, like potatoes and refined grains.
00:28Why? Because it completely cut out animal products and minimized oils and nuts.
00:33Participants who followed the vegan plan dropped more pounds,
00:37improved body composition,
00:38and even boosted insulin sensitivity and cholesterol levels.
00:42The takeaway?
00:43Cutting animal products might be more powerful for weight loss than eating clean.
00:48Even so-called bad plant foods can help when the rest of your plate is plant-based.
00:53Vegan versus Mediterranean. Turns out, plants win again.
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