Can Beans Help You Lose Weight? | Dr. Neal Barnard Live Vegan Diet Q&A on The Exam Room

Can eating beans help you shed unwanted pounds? Find out whether beans are the key to weight loss when Dr. Neal Barnard joins "The Weight Loss Champion" on The Exam Room LIVE!
Dr. Barnard also answers other questions about vegan diets that were sent to The Doctor’s Mailbag.
- Is stevia healthy?
- Can a plant-based diet get rid of "man boobs"?
- Can a "mostly" plant-based diet still improve heart health?
- More than 10 others!
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[@elizabethmurphy4361]

Thank you Chuck for these videos and Dr Barnard for your book on diabetes because you guys changed my life. I have been a vegan since April 27th, 2020. I have lost over 100 pds. Officially on doctor's office scale it is 104. Never thought I would be at this point. I began at 55 yrs old and thought it might be too late for me. I eat beans every day! Off of diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol medications. Thank you and much love. Working on last 40 pds. 🥰

[@BA-yo3vz]

That is amazing, congrats!

[@missy3240]

Bravo! That makes me so happy to read… more people need to know about successes like yours!

[@adorable3817]

😎👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@denisea.9033]

Wow!!! Very well done! Congratulations! 👏🏼🎉

[@regulardude2011]

Huge congratulations! That is amazing! Would you mind sharing what was your BP before and after you’ve started eating plant based diet?

[@Spanede]

I eat beans daily. Lost 50 lbs in 2 years with zero exercise. I buy dry beans (cheap), overnight soak and pressure cook them. I have selected 17 beans, lentils, pulses, legumes and eat them in rotation. I eat low fat whole food vegan foods only. Beans are nature's miracle.

[@birgitk8065]

I even slept so much better changing to a plantbased diet. I just lost 12 Kilos since November 2020 without hunger.

[@davidthescottishvegan]

I eat beans a lot and have lost weight and another excellent podcast episode and I have raised my vegan or plant based IQ watching this channel. Keep up the good work Chuck Carroll and all those who make up the Physicians Committee of Responsible Medicine. I only eat 100% vegan whole plant foods.

[@josearce4436]

Spaghetti???? Doesnt it convert in sugar??

[@Mustangchef]

Garbonzooooo!kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipLNi6Osj7p2gZY

[@josearce4436]

@@Mustangchef in englush: chickpeas! In spanish,even if i wrote it wrong.. its garbanzos.

[@Mustangchef]

@@josearce4436 garbonators in gear head lingo!

[@josearce4436]

@@Mustangchef can you exolain yourself???

[@JillWhitcomb1966]

Here in Fargo, ND.... I've been able to find a pound of dried black beans/ pinto beans/ white beans for as low as $1. The cans of beans would be $.59 to $.89 per can. So, for someone who is trying to eat healthy on a budget, buying the dried beans and cooking them from scratch is a remarkable way to get fiber, protein, and health benefits on very little money. I use the cooked beans in salads, in Asian stir-fries, and in homemade veggie burgers.

[@jackiesibblis3793]

So true, so much cheaper to buy dried beans so you do not have to worry about salt and preservatives. Fills you up so fast.

[@chrisparsonson420]

@@jackiesibblis3793 Not only cheaper to buy beans but even cheaper if you buy beans in bulk. We buy 25kg beans at a time

[@spoudaois4535]

I lost 20 lbs in six weeks with beans and lentils. Lentils seemed to work the best. Also rotated squash, eggplant and greens.

[@adorable3817]

Yes! Lentils helped me lose 50lbs in 6 months. I love them 🥰 Recently I re-discovered hummus. Now I'm expert at making it from scratch - most delicious 😋 key is enough tahini 😎

[@jeremybarlow2291]

To answer the question, eating beans helped me drop 60 lbs in 4 months, so, yes. Oh and in that same period I gained 8 lbs of muscle according to my smart scale, so I lost almost 70 lbs of fat. Beans fueled the protein for the muscle growth.

[@adorable3817]

Awesome!!!!!!! 😁👍 great job! When did u do that? Have u been able to keep it off?

[@jeremybarlow2291]

@@adorable3817 it's actually up to 67 lbs now & is ongoing. I thought I had plateaued, but I'm losing weight again now. Although I did eliminate my handful of nuts a day at this point to aid the weight loss. Oh and I had previously done the Atkins diet circa 2005 lost about 60 lbs in 3 months & kept it off for 3 years until a cross country move changed my eating patterns greatly. This diet is tougher to adhere to while eating out, but I am far more motivated to maintain this diet because it makes me feel so much better physically & mentally.

[@corondaturner7488]

Did you eat beans only? I am thinking about eating beans only for a week. I always do fresh beans.

[@jeremybarlow2291]

@@corondaturner7488 nope, salad, beans, quinoa, rice, oatmeal, fruits, beans, lots of beans, but lots of greens and fruits too.

[@joybeum7177]

It is encouraging to hear that vitamin D testing is expected to increase. I asked my primary physician to test my D after my daughter found that hers was dangerously low and she had to receive some infusions. My Dr said 'No, I never test anyone's D'. I finally found a great new doctor and FIRED her! (For a variety of reasons).

[@kory2697]

I returned to my plant based roots because of Dr. Barnard. You are like a prophet for health. Star Trek showed a future of thin people in onesies. Here we are in the future👀 and we're not ready for the onesies.

[@teegee289]

Never thought I'd come home from the tavern to seek out this podcast and be excited to see BEEEAAANS. also greetings from Dr barnards home country! 🍉🍓🍌🍍🍒🍇🍊🌽 WHERE'S MY BEAN EMOTE!!??

[@angelafischettifitness]

3 years ago I was diagnosed with sub clinical hypothyroidism. Since going SOFAS free, Chef AJ's way, last year, August, I was told by my endocrinologist I no longer meet the criteria for sub clinical hypothyroidism. This works!

[@andreahorsch286]

You can cook your soaked and drained beans in your crock pot. Top them off with water. Throw in half an onion and a celery stick and let them bubble away. Less likely to stick than stovetop if you dont have a pressure cooker

[@jeremybarlow2291]

I gotta admit, there are times in a salad when I want a little raw broccoli, & there are times when I want it steamed, especially with a little soy sauce.

[@aedriancurie4760]

awesome info! i have always love eating and that made me lose weight super hard, tried a lot of diets and exercises along with it, but what made it possible was agoge diet. it changed my life. its always about the right diet for u

[@mathieuguillet4036]

Great show yet again! Keep it plant based, folks!

[@djmacek9903]

I so love this channel. Such great information. Love Dr Barnard, explains everything so well. Great job Chuck !!!!!

[@THEduke771]

I love these Q&A's 👍🏻 Keep up the great work Chuck

[@SuperFoodParents]

This is the channel I refer everyone to that wants to ask "well what about this food... and how does this help..." Magnificent work💫

[@m.taylor]

I simmer beans with a piece of kombu to improve the beans' digestibility. Nori flakes are delicious sprinkled over salads.

[@lwintint4662]

Thanks a lot, Chuck and Dr. Barnard!

[@missy3240]

Great as always!

[@gingertea123]

Thank you for posting these wonderful chats. I always learn so much. :) Have a nice day.

[@louismlok]

Thanks for the teaching, You are always the Best.

[@KeyserTheRedBeard]

splendid upload Physicians Committee. I broke that thumbs up on your video. Maintain up the awesome work.

[@nofirstnolast2059]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 🌻🌻🌻

[@judithhoell7633]

Thank you very much !

[@bhavnasoni711]

Can't wait for the video of after menopause. Looking forward to,great information as always 👍

[@prayerfulkathy]

Always looking forward to hearing from this platform!! Thks so much Chuck!!!

[@sanna4761]

I am happy to have found this channel, because unfortunately we do not have such a good source of information here in Germany. I've learned so many new and important things, and Dr. Barnard is so great.

[@janettempest716]

You are both amazing 🙏 thank you 🙏 🦋😇🦋🍎

[@NancyMcGuiremsls]

Superb!

[@HavinFUN51]

I love this show

[@freedomelife638]

Thanks dr

[@stelladina2437]

Thanks for sharing all this wonderful information in your video. Can sour bread good for vegetarians or plants base?

[@silviadeleon6721]

Please make a show about the gallbladder

[@thelastminmom5251]

I’m a Chef. To hear this Dr talk about the process of soaking the beans. Lol…..he’s like, “I learned something. When beans soak overnight, you don’t have to do anything to them!?” Lol. Wow.

[@annefilion1003]

Thank you for your health info very interesting and informative Is Hummus plant based ?

[@carolynwightman4022]

What about beans and potatoes, for diabetes, or Pre diabetes??

[@lindaripp5902]

Thanks

[@rebecaorsi554]

Started plant base yesterday.

[@prism5161]

NO SUGAR! You can get it in fruits!

[@adorable3817]

Exactly!!!! Cut refined sugar forever out of your diet 😎✌ As a food additive addict, I respectfully and totally disagree with Dr. Barnard about "a little" sugar is fine. That's like telling a recovering alcoholic "a little" wine or beer is fine. Or a recovering Drug addict, "a little" Heroin is fine. NOOOOOOOO!!!!! Absolutely no sugar, ever! Forget it exists. Don't buy it, don't eat it. Avoid avoid avoid! ✅ So many other delicious foods on this planet to focus on 🥰

[@adorable3817]

Plus! If coffee is so healthy, why doesn't he drink any? Dr. Greger doesn't drink it either. Coffee is GARBAGE!!!!! It stresses out the body, the adrenals.... It's massively addictive, the whole world is addicted - it's an industry, and I think sometimes these doctors are afraid to get sued. The only difference is that coffee addiction is "cute" we have mugs and t-shirts for it. All those ppl that say they can't possible go without coffee - not even 1 day. Replace the word coffee with alcohol and they're considered an alcoholic.

[@janettempest716]

Doctors in UK never discuss diet 🤷‍♀️in the surgery’s 😱

[@gillabsolom5940]

Thank You so much! Im going Vegan x :)

[@maggielopez9699]

I use dried stevia leaves as a sweetener. What I do is boil the leaves in water. And use that sweet water to make lemonade, or anything else I want to sweeten. Is that safe. Would that be considered a healthy whole food?

[@Magnulus76]

I was quite low in vitamin D despite living in Florida. To get good vitamin D exposure safely through the sun (assuming you are white), you have to sunbathe for about ten minutes with 3/4 your clothes off every day during the summer months. Incidental exposure on your arms or neck isn't enough if you aren't consuming vitamin D in your diet.

[@shereegalek1030]

Hi Dr. Barnard! I appreciate you so much! I have been whole food vegan for a few months now and I've been getting headaches that even caffeine can't touch - should I get blood work done? (I also have IBS so I eat low fod as well - maybe that contributes??) I love feeling healthy and light though - thank you for all of your work

[@k.h.6991]

Read 'fiber fueled' by Bulsiewicz. And get yourself b12. Short version: the fodmap thing is supposed to be temporary.

[@bellaandharperslife6010]

Make sure you are eating enough calories!

[@smudge8882]

I just want to echo that low fodmap is only supposed to be short term. Also, I would recommend seeing an immunologist and being evaluated for Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. It is often mistaken for IBS but besides digestive issues, it can also cause headaches, memory/concentration issues, facial flushing, or dermatographism. It's relatively newly discovered so doctors aren't always informed on what it is nor the best test for it, so be sure that the test you get is an 11-beta prostaglandin F2 test taken as a 24-hour urine test. It needs to be taken while you are experiencing symptoms otherwise it will give a false negative. Other tests can have high false negative rates even if you're experiencing symptoms. It's tough to get a diagnosis for this illness, but essentially it is the body having pseudo-allergic reactions to various things, especially common allergens. Try and get tested for MCAS, but if you can't get tested, I'd recommend briefly eliminating common allergens from your diet and seeing if your symptoms improve. Since MCAS doesn't cause real allergies, they also are often not permanent and you might be able to reintroduce those foods later. I have Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, and when I eat completely plant based, I do not react to other foods. But if I eat animal products, I start reacting to other foods and I have to go through a period where I eliminate common allergens and other things I'm reacting to (which can vary). So in order to stop having symptoms, I have to figure out what my triggers are this time, eliminate them, eliminate animal products, and then after a while when my symptoms have completely gone away for a good while I can reintroduce the non-animal food triggers without issue. Sadly with a plant based diet, it often increases the amount of allergens you eat so that makes it easy for MCAS symptoms to either get worse or remain present after going plant based. But it doesn't have to stay that way, as long as you listen to your body.

[@smudge8882]

Here's some more info on Mast Cell Activation Syndrome from the hospital that discovered it: www.brighamandwomens.org/medicine/gastroenterology-hepatology-and-endoscopy/advances-newsletters/reducing-gastrointestinal-symptoms-using-mast-cell-disorder-identification-and-treatment

[@laurasoftheart]

I love beans in my instapot. So easy!

[@jadek5822]

I’m an “Exam Roomie!” 😁 🤗💚

[@AntonellaFavaretto]

Beans make me lose wait, it is true!

[@elsoobaloo7492]

Hello! I have many questions and would love to tune in to this broadcast when it is being streamed so that I have a chance to post questions. Can you show me how I can catch the program live or how to send my questions to Dr, Barnard, please? I really appreciate it. Thank you.

[@noornoornoor23]

- Log in to KZbin with your mail ID, on mobile or laptop. - You can subscribe to the channel AND hit the bell icon next to the subscribe button - Have the KZbin app downloaded on your mobile and log in with the same mail ID as used on laptop. - Turn on notifications for KZbin App in your mobile. - You should get a notification half an hour or so before the live Q and A, and other PCRM programmes. - Attend program live, ask questions in the live chat box. If this doesnt work out, you should know that exam room live happens every Wednesday. Timing would vary according to where you are located. For me in India, its every Wednesday in the night around 9 pm.

[@elsoobaloo7492]

@@noornoornoor23 Thank you!

[@adorable3817]

@@noornoornoor23 wow 🥰 that is so nice 🙏 you're an Angel 🦋

[@kennedycourtney9546]

Cinderblock by weight or cinderblock by volume…

[@hannah5245]

Beans (esp the bigger ones like black turtle beans, kidney beans, chickpeas, ) are a little tricky for me. They are soaked overnight too. I get a lot of digestive issues after ! Lentils (is that a bean?), mung bean, split pea, red beans, seems to work fine with me.

[@fanfreluchefanfreluche1246]

I find if I chew the beans till they become as liquid as the saliva…it eases the digestion and much less bloating and gas…I also found a way to sprout the beans and lentils on you tube very easy and easier to digest if ever all the chewing doesn’t help you with whole beans 🫘 (there’s enzymes in the saliva that get mixed with the chewed beans and starts their digestion) worthed to try… I wish it succeed for you as well as it did for me…

[@josearce4436]

Drink water before you walk your hour walk ,and after..

[@spirit8power.t.]

FARTS ARE FUN!

[@margie8928]

I’m allergic to MSG and hydrolyzed/autolyzed proteins and yeast extract. Are any plant based foods with MSG going to hurt me.

[@annas.5894]

‘If you’re not plant based you’re not an environmentalist.” Yes. Exactly.

[@michaelwiddis5997]

If a person is not plant based, that person is not an environmentalist? So if you are an environmentalist does that mean you do not drive a car or travel on a jet and power your home with solar power and do not use energy to cook and store your food?

[@j-sm4554]

@@michaelwiddis5997 eating plant based is the one single action that a person can take that will have the most significant impact. People who dont est this way, are not "environment friendly" if you prefer to avoid the word " environmentalist".

[@josearce4436]

Coffee,affects neuropathy, etc?

[@christy166]

I have been plant based for just over two years now after receiving a hashimotos diagnosis. I incorporate beans/ legumes daily, but still have issues with gas and some bloating. My weight is stable, but I still have probably 5-7 pounds I could loose. Is there anything else I can do to help alleviate this even more? Thank you! LOVE this podcast.

[@mathsfreak69]

I've found substantial relief eating Sauerkraut or kimchi with lunch. I've had severe issues all my life but since using fermented foods I've had a new lease of life!

[@christy166]

@@mathsfreak69 thank you! I do not use fermented foods often enough, but will absolutely give it a try now. I appreciate the tip.

[@mathsfreak69]

@@christy166 good luck!

[@leonieduplessis4467]

Maybe cut out all the lentils and use only chickpeas, capsicum and cucumber very gassy, I experience ibs and gas for 60 years.😊😉🤞

[@NaveenYoYoDude]

Hi. Introduce beans gradually. Your gut ll adjust and soon you ll be able to consume more without bloating and gas. Also, is it hashimoto thyroiditis you are referring to? If so, check the video in nutritionfacts.org channel for the same. Dr.G recommends black cumins seeds which help to fight hashimoto

[@tamrachristopher6036]

About how many cups of plant based foods does one normally eat in a meal?

[@85jongo]

beans

[@watercoloracademy1083]

My ldl is 50 but my Hdl is very very low on almost high risk. Should I eat more fat?

[@laurastephenson2516]

I've been binge watching this morning. I'm not sure if coffee was mentioned in this episode. I should be the happiest, smartest old woman on the planet. I sometimes drink a pot. I just must not drink it after 2 pm

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes😊😊😊

[@texaspatty4697]

Are beans a good food if you have osteoporosis?

[@kennedycourtney9546]

What about the effects of sweetners on the micro biome

[@sarahseyed-ali1333]

Hi I have trouble sleeping (sleep apnea) especially when I start dieting or eating plant base meals. I take vitamin D 2000 and do occasional exercise. It’s hard to loose weight because my body react to change by disturbing my sleep

[@francomalankini7052]

What about wine ? Is there a difference between the black and the white one?

[@j-sm4554]

Black wine? Never heard of that. Alcohol is ultraprocessed food. Best to avoid if not limit its consumption.

[@thriving.life48]

I have a question about hair loss! I have been Vegan for over a year, as well as WFPB since November 2020. I take B12 and Vitamin D. I thought that a plant based diet would help my hair grow healthy, but it continues to thin and fall out, is there any advice you can give?

[@dianevonahlefeld5906]

Just recently hair care products have been given warnings about hair loss because some contain a harmful additive.

[@dariao8196]

hi! sorry for not asked advise=) pass testы for ferritin!!!, hhomocysteine, b12, b5, b1, d3, zink, a,e, ttg, and check if you have celiac disease

[@blueprintz141]

Do beans have phytoestrogens and phytic acid. I saw another channel which recommends eliminating all beans to reduce estrogen levels.

[@davidtsw]

Going plant based, low fat, absolutely got rid of my male boobs that I had for a few years. Tried keto, exercising, fasting. Nothing really worked.

[@bc101ful]

Hi Chuck, i am obsessed with counting protein grams. I read Whole Body Reset book and it talks about the importance of eating 25g of protein at ea meal for a woman. Is this important???????.thank you, Terri

[@andreahorsch286]

Is there any harm in supplementing vitamin D without knowing if you are deficient?

[@nancyblinn1422]

Is there a diet that would help headaches

[@deeescobedo7528]

Today I saw this. I thought that I had to include green leafy greens daily. I am realizing it can be cooked beans, cooked squash, cooked beets (all which I enjoy) and I enjoy making hummus. I suppose the fresh veggies can be with the hummus. Plus, I like making home made mayonnaise ( I do use egg yolks - but that is a healthy fat for me and not very often) when I make a potato salad with lots of celery and onions and herbs and so it is a fresh, cool salad as I boil the potatoes - and on hot days it is really nice to eat. Thank you I need to lose LOTS of weight - perhaps the best for me would be at 140 pounds as a good goal. I prefer to state my weight and go down from there; instead of saying how much I lost - I will start from 220 and work my way down, as this morning I was at 220. Thank you for making this podcast and especially about the weight loss of that individual at the end. I am inspired, as of course, I gained weight in 2020 and have also gained in 2021. Thank you for allowing me this "public forum" that I will use to "document" my weight until I reach 140 pounds!!! How long will it take me? Please help me out with your comments. I am not on any pharmaceuticals; I have not been vaccinated; however I have high TSH which is underactive thyroid or thyroiditis. I want to "naturally" resolve this. Losing weight is how one doctor informed me to get the TSH lowered. It is a vicious cycle of not being able to lose weight, and having the underactive thyroid. Perhaps the other numbers will not go down; but with CoViD-19 I KNOW I must take more steps to eat plant-based (maybe a few exceptions like bone broth and eggs once in a while) and walking and weights. I started a few days ago and this video/podcast has spurred me to do this 24/7 (eating plant based) so I hope to "report" weekly on my progress. I hope that is ok. How about every Wednesday? Thank you very much!! Oh, plus, now I eat WHOLE grains, not the refined white flour. Plus, I enjoy grinding my own flour (rye) and baking pumpernickel or rye bread. Store bought is for the fresh veggies, legumes, nuts, seeds, and grains where I prepare my own breads. Thank you, Dr. Barnard and host and other listeners!!! Dee

[@corondaturner7488]

You really don't have to soak the beans. If you don't have time what you could do is put your beans in a pot and put about six to eight cups of water boil it or high for 2 minutes take it off and let it sit for at least an hour. Then rinse your beans about three to four times and then you can go ahead and cook them

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes😊😊😊😊

[@louannparker9090]

Been wfpb diet for a month now. It is really messing with my GI tract. Severe symptoms including abdominal pain, diarrhea, gas, black stools. I have backed off of so many greens and increased my starches. Is this normal

[@123limewatt]

It’s hard to say what is normal. Personally, it took me 2 months to discover what always causes diarrhea (chickpeas and edamame) and to eat smaller portions so it’s not limiting me. It’s been almost 5 months, and my body is still adjusting. If you’re concerned about your symptoms, please see your MD for a proper evaluation. Good luck.

[@j-sm4554]

Go gradually.

[@charityfields3075]

Beano!! A must have

[@Lilanandadasa]

How do I submit a question to Dr. Neal Barnard?

[@corondaturner7488]

Your doctor should be doing a vitamin D test on you anyways. Minder either my OBGYN doctor or my primary care doctor or my weight loss doctor. So whichever one does the first during that year I will have the results sent to the other doctor to put in my file

[@PinkieJoJo]

I am simply trying to figure out how to not be iron deficient eating plant based. I can’t stay on PB because I always drop iron and become anemic. Weight loss is good but weight doesn’t drop with anemia very well.

[@jussilahteenmaki3475]

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[@travisn346]

Look at Dr. Schulze's Superfood. You'll never be deficiet again.

[@jussilahteenmaki3475]

@@travisn346 But it is not food.

[@Sewmore]

I had a heart attack in April this year, can I fast while on a plant diet?

[@watercoloracademy1083]

You don’t have to fast just switching to a low fat plant based diet is good enough

[@dennismitchell5276]

Yes

[@adorable3817]

Yes, just make sure you drink enough water 😎👍 What type of fast are you doing? A water fast?

[@soniak2269]

Dont fast without being medically supervised

[@calliopelove]

Yes, I mix intermittent fasting or time restricted eating with 24-48 hr fasts. (Full pb vegan) Fasting is healthy for most of us

[@karsonbuckley5368]

Nice content. 2:50

[@pouranszekely_kiraly4764]

I'm doing great with my plant based diet but craving for sweets is unreal please help me also fruits are not enough sweet for this craving

[@kellyamy986]

I eat a date or fig when I'm craving sweets. So yummy!

[@dj-fe4ck]

Eat dates. If those aren't sweet enough, then something is wrong. I think watermelon may even be sweeter.

[@dennismitchell5276]

Have you tried nice cream?

[@leonieduplessis4467]

Banana nice cream very nice

[@rebelraccoon9018]

Try grapes or dates as someone suggested. Or some 🥜 butter on an 🍎.

[@m.taylor]

The only way I enjoy eating beans is in soups and stews, but having it solo is like eating sandpaper.

[@j-sm4554]

All about seasoning!

[@psmith0423]

So can beans are ok?

[@Kim-il4gk]

I would love to try vegan but I’m terrified that I will gain weight. I’m desperately trying to loose

[@j-sm4554]

Eat whole food plant based foods. Eat plenty 9f legumes and sweet potatoes. Avoid oil. Go easy on nuts. You'll lose weight and feel fantastic !

[@calliopelove]

I've lost 55 lbs

[@yunac.7698]

Beans did not make me gain weight. Almond butter too. That is if I am on intermittent fasting

[@marisatorres2937]

❤❤❤❤

[@johnburrows5119]

Is that Onision? I'm a fan!!

[@marymccoy4664]

My blood glucose has been running higher since I’ve gone completely Whole Foods plant based. Is this due to more fruit and carbs?

[@m.taylor]

You may have been insulin resistant long before switching to plant based foods, so the extra carbs increasing blood glucose may be a sign of that.

[@ann7856]

Heard to digest beans , so much gas and bloating

[@Equinox1.5]

I know everyone is different but I have been eating a 75-80% plant-based diet and it is not enough for me to see the kind of changes a 100% WFPB diet seems to offer. Recently, I've been finding my taste buds changing, though, which is great.

[@adorable3817]

Hold out for 9 days, that's how quickly the body replaces tastebuds 😎

[@Equinox1.5]

@@adorable3817 Is it that fast? I knew it didn't take long but didn't know it was so quick.

[@adorable3817]

@@Equinox1.5 Yes, it's that fast. Here's what you do: Remove these foods from your kitchen/house: 1. Refined sugar - NO SUGAR anything, no maple syrup, no nothing. If necessary, use dried dates, figs or prunes to add sweetness. 2. Flour products - avoid any and all type of flour, regardless how "healthy" it claims to be (no bread, no noodles, no Wraps, no cake....NOTHING) 3. Oil - ZERO oil, no coconut, no olive oil - don't fry veggies in the skillet. Use coconut oil only on your body/skin. 4. Salt - DO NOT add salt to your food!!!!! Salt prevents you from stopping when you're full. Get creative, use herbs, onions, garlic, and other spices to flavor foods. Salt is not the answer to everything. Taste the food you're eating. If your dish needs salt in order to Taste good....you're doing something wrong. 5. Processed foods - avoid anything with a list of ingredients. Vegan Replacement foods, Beyond meat etc This is what you eat: ALL Fruits and vegetables Potatoes Beans/legumes Herbs/spices Nuts Seeds Sprouts Note: if you like Avocado, eat max 1/4 - 1/2 per day, only hand full of nuts per day DRINK ONLY WATER - AT LEAST 2-3 LITERS PER DAY If you want something else, you can drink tea - but no Honey or any other sweeteners in it 😎✌

[@Equinox1.5]

@@adorable3817 Thank you very much for taking the time to write out the above. Those are excellent lists. I'm a good part of the way there but there are a few things I eat or drink that are likely not helping. Much appreciated :-)

[@adorable3817]

@@Equinox1.5 just glad if I can help. It's almost like salt/sugar/fat/oil/flour/processed foods, clogg the drain....so to speak. Once you get that big nasty hairball out of the way - fat literally melts away 🙏🥰 One thing I forgot, walking. The body does a PHENOMENAL job getting rid of garbage. Dumps it into the lymphnode-system. To activate/empty the trash....we have to move, walk. So be sure to go at least 3,000-6,000 steps a day (Swing your arms if possible) your body loves that!!!! 😎✌

[@akulinamackenzie4492]

💕👍

[@lindsayoverseas]

I have a question! My eyesight keeps getting worse (bad genetics). Can a plant-based diet help with this? What about fish?

[@nayanmipun6784]

Vegan meat oils has nothing directly to do with weight loss, what matters in weight loss is calories, doesn't matter whether you eat carnivore or vegan or milketarian until you eat less then your calories requirements you won't loose weight, veganism just apart from the healthiest helps in weight loss better because of sparsh calories per amount of food

[@leonieduplessis4467]

If you plantbased and really eat healthy and make most food from scratch your urge for sweet food are very low.😊🥝🥦🍌😋

[@rebelraccoon9018]

Good point.

[@76vike19]

They make me fart which I love!

[@lesliekisser3354]

Yuck 🤮 on bone broth

[@mely260]

What about the vegans who don't wanna lose weight? 🥺

[@themountainsandthesea4121]

Wish that were my problem. I've been vegan for almost 16 years,but I am constantly battling my weight...always been that way-ever since I hit puberty.

[@smudge8882]

If you don't want to lose weight, then the only difference in recommendation is to include a 1/4 cup serving or two a day of nuts or seeds. 1/4 c of nuts is also equivalent to 2 tbsp of nut butter

[@calliopelove]

Vegan doesn't mean weight loss...vegan can create weight loss or gain, it depends what and when you eat and your current weight

[@katielarking]

A lot of people are deficient in iodine no one is talking about it I told seven people 5 out of 7 are severely deficient

[@chimera2116]

I eat about one lb. of beans most days. Usually black but also white, red, and pinto. My cholesterol improved slightly but I already had a BMI of 21-22 before going vegan. Since going vegan, my percentage body fat has increased some. I eat no oil. The only difference of now compared to before was I ate lean meats mostly seafood and not every day. My numbers are little changed with a vegan diet except that my triglycerides went up on the vegan diet and this is over a period of years. It's not a short term effect. I cook nearly all my food and buy no processed vegan food. My health was excellent before going vegan and my health is excellent after. Overall, I don't see much difference.