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Originally Posted by koneall  "High-carb plant-based diet" is practically an oxymoron. The carbs inside veggies are bound up with fiber. In essense, a vegetarian diet is a low-carb diet. |
Optimally, that is true. But I have yet to meet a vegetarian whose diet is comprised mainly of veggies.
The ones I know tend to eat a lot of grains and starch, so that's not low-carb
at all. And it tends to be reflected in their waistline size, doubly so if they eat starch with a lot of dairy.