Why Do Vegetarians Seem to be So Slim?

In my opinion, vegetarian foods are healthy, but there are vegetarians who are fat in my country that is due to intake of butter / oil in their foods a little above normal level or sleeping as soon as they finish eating or going to bed. Nowadays most of the foods we eat are not organic and that can be a reason especially meat is very bad even though many proclaim they get protein etc from it. But to be honest, vegetables, fruits and vegetarian foods gives more protein minerals and vitamins much needed for our body :) I still explore many things about our food habits, lifestyle, culture etc. Burgers. pizza etc nowadays we eat cause obesity but many can't control our taste buds but the fact is many addictives are secretly added in it that makes us go for it again and again. Thats my view :)

I have met many fat vegetarians. Many of them are monks and nuns, and they really are fat. I think they lack exercise, because they spend more time in the temple chanting, and meditating, and literally no time for exercise.

some of the vegetarians i know are that way because they jumped into it without researching a balanced meatless diet.the one girl made herself so sick she started fainting.

I have met many fat vegetarians and the reason why they were fat? They have a lot of sugar and oil on their diets. there are also slim meat eaters too and they usually eat lean meats.

I eat meats and when I want to lose weight, I only eat lean meats (boiled, grilled or steamed, no sauces). It always worked for me. I ave met fat vegetarians.

Meat has needed fats that veggies don't provide. With the Adkins the reason it works is because you are going through what they call Ketosis I am sure its misspelled but that is how it sounds. Kitosis is when you trick the body into thinking its in starvation so it will use the excess fat to sustain itself. This ketoisis happens when you cut out all carbs out of your diet for a certain amount of time. most times the body turns the carbs into sugars and fats. Vegetarians eat healthy carbs. Carbs are what make you feel full. Vegetarians eat veggies which make them feel full faster than the average person who doesn't eat as much as they do through veggies and it causes them to eat less. Now the previous sentence is not a scientific fact it is simply my interpretation of the understanding I have.

I cannot remember any significant difference between carnivores and vegetarians as far as weight is concerned. Of course any such difference could be due to many vegetarians being more health conscious and therefore exercising more.

I'm not sure but i wish i knew the answers also. I could never go vegetarian as i love my steaks, burgers etc.

I know a couple of vegetarians and they do not have a pound of fat on their bodies. They seem to be healthy however. I think it is probably true because a famous filmstar in England said she always loses weight when she stops eating meat and she has a waist to envy.

I don't really have any thoughts on this except that I can't conjure up any fat vegetarians either.