Keep the fat low and eat plants.

There are no other restrictions, as opposed to a diet that might be severely limiting carbohydrates

which excludes multiple categories of foods, and so you're not left with mutably as many

options.

Welcome to the Exam Room Podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee.

Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion, Chuck Carroll.

Thank you so very much for raising your health IQ with us coast to coast here in the US

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This is episode 48 of season 5, number 347 overall.

When you've gone on a diet, how long do you usually last?

Is it a week, maybe a month or two months?

Well researchers have been trying to figure out this average for years and one study even

got ultra specific.

Finding that most will throw in the towel and give up on their diet after 5 weeks, 2 days,

and 43 minutes.

5 weeks, 2 days, and 43 minutes, no word on seconds.

But for those who are trying a vegan or a plant-based diet for the first time, the good news is

that the results are a little better, but there is still plenty of room for improvement.

According to a report in Smithsonian Magazine, one third of vegans or vegetarians will go

back to eating meat within three months.

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