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# Plant-Based Diets Better for Weight Loss
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/plant-based_diets_better_for_weight_loss_1118131134/
- Published: 2013-11-19T00:33:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T14:03:22.000Z
- Description: Researchers put 63 overweight and obese adults on one of five diets for eight weeks, and those following the plant-based patterns lost the most weight. The team suggests such diets may work better because they skip portion control and calorie counting.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Diet, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

A plant-based diet leads to more weight loss, according to findings presented at the Obesity Society’s annual conference. Researchers followed 63 obese and overweight adults on an eight-week weight-loss program based on five different dietary patterns: vegan, vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, pesco-vegetarian, and omnivorous. Each regimen encouraged low-fat, low-glycemic index foods without caloric restrictions and offered support from weekly classes. Of the five groups, the participants following the plant-based diets lost the most weight, compared with those following the nonvegetarian diets. The researchers suggest plant-based diets may work better for weight loss, because they do not focus on portion control or calorie counting.

For more information on diet and weight loss, read PCRM's [Guide to Healthy Weight Loss](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=aWJT17kR%5FiZZCBlMyIVmzw&ref=foodconsumer.org) fact sheet.

Turner-McGrievy B, Wingard E, Davidson C, Taylor M, Wilcox S. "How plant-based do we need to be to achieve weight loss? Results of the New Dietary Interventions to Enhance the Treatment for Weight Loss (New DIETs) study." *Obesity Week*. November 15, 2013; Abstract T-53-OR.