There are hundreds of diets online targeting menopausal women, but plant-based methods have proven successful in curbing some uncomfortable symptoms. And evidence has been found to suggest that women can reach a healthy weight if they switch to a plant-based diet.
While there are a variety of different meat-free diets to follow, they all share many of the same ingredients.
All foods in a plant-based diet come from plants with little or no ingredients that come from animals, including vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, and fruits.
The fiber in these foods can keep your blood sugar in check without adding extra calories.
Fiber can also lower cholesterol and is great for good bowel control.
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“After two years, they maintained the weight loss.”
She suggests that women aim to eat 40 grams of fiber a day to promote weight loss and other health benefits.
This is easy to do when eating vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and beans, which are all staples of a plant-based diet.
A separate 12-week study of a vegan diet also showed that it could help women lose menopausal weight gain and keep it off.
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Not only that, but plant-based diets can also help with other uncomfortable symptoms.
A new study published by the North American Menopause Society in the journal Menopause found that a plant-based diet rich in soy can reduce moderate to severe hot flashes by 84 percent, from nearly five a day to less than one a day.
And Clare Keen, 54, found that cutting three non-veg foods from her diet really helped.
Not only that, but plant-based diets can also help with other uncomfortable symptoms.
A new study published by the North American Menopause Society in the journal Menopause, found that a plant-based diet rich in soy can reduce moderate to severe hot flashes by 84 percent, from nearly five a day to less than one a day.
And Clare Keen, 54, found that cutting three non-veg foods from her diet really helped.
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