How Vegans Gain Weight

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How do vegans gain weight?

I’ve notice there are *some* vegans that are a little on the heavy side? Not that I want to gain weight but just wondering how some ppl get “chunky” on a vegan diet?

Being vegan/vegetarian or a meat eater for that matter really has nothing directly to do with weight gain or loss. Vegans and vegetarians do need to be more conscious about what they eat and often do more planning with their diet that have a healthy weight. The same goes for meat eaters that know what they eat too. It’s that understanding of nutrition that is the main factor in having a healthy diet, not so much your preference on food type. Those folks will tend to avoid the junk foods and poor ways of cooking such as frying meats, vegetables, etc.

Weight gain comes from an excess of calories in your diet, and anyone can do that. Fat may contain the most calories per gram, but carbohydrates and protein can easily add up too depending on your diet. It’s not hard for someone to indulge in a particular food too much and take in too many calories. The problem is more about excess. Some people have way too much meat, especially those high in fat and you’ve got problems there. Others can consume too much of plants that naturally contain toxins, or have naturally occurring fungus that can be a major carcinogen or outright deadly if you consume too much of the food such as peanut butter. All in all, avoid excess in either direction of too much or too little and you’ll be pretty healthy in relative terms, but within that range there are still plenty of ways to have a healthy weight or drift outside of it whether you eat animal products or not.

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