More than two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, conditions associated with a number of chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. That’s an astonishing figure. Ours is an unhealthy nation.
Even modest weight loss—5% decrease in body weight—has been shown to lower the risk of chronic disease. Achieving weight loss, a common resolution as we head into a new year, usually focuses on counting calories.
But the whole food plant-based diet doesn’t count calories. So why does it work? Read more