Can a man gain weight on a vegan or vegetarian diet?

[Anonymous]

is it possible if he working out as well,

to gain anything from eating a vegan or vegetarian diet?

[Anonymous]

It's possible, but very hard to do. The basic rules still apply - eat more than you burn off, and you'll gain weight.

But it's really hard to eat 3000 calories of vegan food. It's so disgusting.

[kheserthorpe]

Gaining fat is really easy.

Gaining muscle is possible, though more difficult.

[MissDanna]

it's easy if your vegetarian : cheese, milk, avocados, sugar, flour, pasta, rice, oats... all sorts of carbohydrates

if your vegan it may be little harder but still possible...

[rachiee]

Gaining fat is easy, but gaining muscle may be a little bit harder. Protein shakes will probably be your best friend if you're trying to do this and gain muscle.

[Anonymous]

I imagine so. Make sure you're eating enough calories and that you're getting enough protein from sources other than meat.

[raptor]

Weight gain is simply taking in more calories than you expend. So it's technically possible, but I imagine really hard.

[Anonymous]

Yes, if you consume too many calories and don't use them, they get stored as fat.

With vegan diets its a little harder to overconsume because you are rarely eating empty calories.

[Shpongolia]

Vegetarianism and veganism doesn't exclude sugars from their diets.

[sixstring]

Almost impossible. Have you ever seen a buff vegan or vegetarian? I haven't.