Vegetarian Star

Mischa Barton says she feels healthier now that she’s following a vegan diet.

The actress says she’s no longer being strict about what she eats as long as it’s animal-free.

“Mischa’s grown tired of doing extreme fasts and cleanses to try and drop weight quickly and then putting it all back on. She’s healthier than ever, following a vegan eating plan – but she’s not calorie counting,” Contactmusic quoted a source as telling Heat Magazine.

“Mischa’s been through the wringer with her body. Her weight has massively fluctuated over the years, after falling off and on the diet wagon, but now she’s giving herself a break,” she added.

Yeah, vegetarian and vegan diets can do that sometimes.

Research indicates that following such diets can result in a weight loss of a pound a week, even without adding exercise or counting calories. And vegetarians and vegan tend to be leaner than their carnivorous counterparts.

“Our research reveals that people can enjoy unlimited portions of high-fiber foods such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains to achieve or maintain a healthy body weight without feeling hungry,” says Dr. Berkow of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

“There is evidence that a vegan diet causes an increased calorie burn after meals, meaning plant-based foods are being used more efficiently as fuel for the body, as opposed to being stored as fat,” added Dr. Neal Barnard, president of the group. “Insulin sensitivity is increased by a vegan diet, allowing nutrients to more rapidly enter the cells of the body to be converted to heat rather than to fat.”

Get started on your way to a more stabler, healthier eating plan where you can stop counting calories and start enjoying easier weight management with sample vegan menus from PCRM.

Photo: Absinthe/Creative Commons

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