Low fat diets can increase the risk of heart disease. There certainly are multiple benefits to vegetarian diets if they provide all the needed nutrients.  The problem is low fat, no meat diets often are deficient in needed nutrients. These no flesh diets eliminate beneficial nutrients that are hard to get elsewhere. Supplements can help; but your body chemistry is so complex there are many unknown, unstudied factors found in whole foods.

Numerous studies make it clear that certain fatty acids and fat enzymes are important in the metabolism of fats.  Factors such a exercise, protein diet, omegas, green tea are all beneficial in controlling fat accumulation. These are also good for your heart.   (See the post in http://weightgainblog.info)

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