veganism: You know that layer of fat you have on your belly? xD by going on a healthy vegan diet, would it help you get rid of fat? along with proper exercise (cardio/strength)? is there something about a diet thats heavy in fruits and veggies, that would help out? any comments are appreciated.|||12 months of being vegan and you will have no more body fat. Your body regenerates 99% of the cells in your body each year. If you only put healthy plant cells in your body, your body can only be created out of healthy plant cells. Plant cells cannot be made in to fat. You can build your body "soft like a chicken or sturdy like a tree the choice is up to me" The people answering this question are freakin retarded! Go to an organic vegan restaurant and look at the people who are regulars there.|||Nn is incorrect, vegans are not all fat, and its slightly harder to get fat on a vegan diet. And we're not mean, maybe some, but thats just because we're still people, and people sure can be mean, but I've never met a rude vegan (aside a few, but anyways...) Sort of, I've heard of a few success stories of going vegan and losing "so much weight", but I for one didn't lose any just because of going vegan. But, include the cardio, you are SURE to lose weight :) Eat right, get your nutrition, and you're set. It would be somewhat easier than a meat eater diet due to meat having fat, and the eggs with their cholestral in them, for example. So, yes, a vegan diet would help you.|||Actually, no. Most veg*n diets are high in carbs. Carbs are sugar. One of the most successful diets around is the Atkins Diet, high protein, low carb. "According to a study of 311 women carried out by researchers at Stanford University, USA, the Atkins diet is the best one around. Those following the Atkins diet had best blood pressure levels, better cholesterol levels and lost the most weight, compared to people on other diets, say the researchers." http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles鈥?/a> "There's no easy way to lose weight and keep the pounds off. But the Atkins diet may have an edge over other popular diets, at least at first. That's the bottom line of a new study of four diet plans that found that the high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet might slightly increase the odds of losing weight." http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/a鈥?/a> You just gotta know that these results are burning a hole in the gut of the low fat/high carb people! McDougall, are you listening?|||It is, but you could still be fat if all you ate was processed foods and a lot of oil and nuts. Just make good choices and exercise and you should be OK. Eat lots of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and beans and legumes. Eat some nuts and oils but sparingly.|||Veganism can help with burning fat if you consume fat burning vegan foods and adopt a low calorie diet. Otherwise you'll put on weight just as easily as a the rest of the population.|||Of course it will. The reason is because you have no more animal or dairy fats which enables you to eat only good fats. Once you eat good fats and good carbs, you will not have as much cravings as a vegan eater.|||Actually, a normal vegetarian diet is usually more healthy than a vegan one, and you will have a lot more energy, too.|||yes that might help|||all the people who i know is a vegan is either fat or mean as hell