The Claim
Total energy intake does not differ significantly between strict vegetarian and nonvegetarian women, even though strict vegetarian women consume higher amounts of carbohydrates and lower amounts of protein and fat.
What the research says
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Women who follow a strict vegetarian diet and women who eat meat consume the same total amount of energy daily, even though vegetarians eat more carbohydrates and less protein and fat.
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Total energy intake is similar between strict vegetarian and nonvegetarian women, despite vegetarians consuming more carbohydrates and less protein and fat.
When people eat more carbohydrates, their bodies adjust by increasing the amount of food they consume to make up for the lower energy density of carbs compared to fat and protein, so they still get the same total calories.
What the research says
1 studyVegetarian and nonvegetarian women ate about the same number of calories, even though vegetarians got more energy from carbs and less from protein and fat. Their total calorie intake was just as high.
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