There are hundreds of diets online targeted at menopausal women, but methods that are plant-based have proven to be successful at curbing some uncomfortable symptoms. And there has been evidence found to suggested women can reach a healthy weight if they switch to a plant-based diet.
While there are a variety of different diets to follow that are meat-free, they all share many of the same ingredients.
All food on a plant-based diet comes from plants with few or no ingredients that come from animals, including vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds and fruits.
The fibre these foods they contain can keep blood sugar in check without adding extra calories.
Fibre can also lower cholesterol and is great for good bowel management.
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“After two years, they maintained the weight loss.”
She suggests women aim to eat 40 grams of fibre a day to promote weight loss and other health benefits.
This is easy to do when consuming vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and beans, which are all staples of a plant-based diet.
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A separate 12-week study into a vegan diet also showed it could help women lose the 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 a plant-based diet rich in soy can reduce moderate-to-severe hot flashes by 84 percent, from nearly five per day to fewer than one per day.
And 54-year-old Clare Keen, found that by dropping three non-plant-based foods from her diet really helped her.
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 a plant-based diet rich in soy can reduce moderate-to-severe hot flashes by 84 percent, from nearly five per day to fewer than one per day.
And 54-year-old Clare Keen, found that by dropping three non-plant-based foods from her diet really helped her.
Source: Daily Express | Diet
