{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"PureVegan","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/PureVegan\/","title":"Vegan AND Overweight?? - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zlr9omuK87\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-and-overweight\/\">Vegan AND Overweight??<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-and-overweight\/embed\/#?secret=zlr9omuK87\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Vegan AND Overweight??&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"zlr9omuK87\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/vegan_food_pyramid-header.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":220,"description":"With two thirds of U.S. adults being considered overweight or obese, you better believe that many of those people are desperate to get their waistlines under control.\u00a0 Veganism is more than a diet obviously but many people consider going this route for the sole purpose of dropping the extra weight.\u00a0 They assume that by cutting out animal products the extra pounds will literally melt off with little to no effort. But does being a Vegan automatically mean that you\u2019re either thin (or will be eventually) just by adhering to a plant-based diet? Definitely not.\u00a0 In fact, you could easily end up gaining weight unless you do your homework and apply some common sense principles that are true without regard to Veganism.\u00a0 Here we\u2019ll look at some of the vegan weight-gain culprits, how to choose foods and quantities wisely and how to eat vegan in order to achieve a healthy weight as well as a healthy body. \u201cThe Freshman 15\u201d Much like the new college student suddenly in charge of her own food choices with little experience, the majority of people who become Vegans go through a transitional phase where they don\u2019t know how to replace plants with animals.\u00a0 When this [&hellip;]"}