I can't remember the source, but I remember hearing that the two demographics in society who average at a healthy BMI were endurance athletes and vegans.
I struggled through my 20s to keep my weight under 200 lbs at 6ft tall. Then I went vegan 4 years ago, and started running during the pandemic. Nothing crazy, just 5-8 km once or twice per week when it's nice out, and lots of beans and tofu in place of meat and dairy. I haven't weighed in over 185 since, and that's without fasting or counting calories.
I'm sure that viruses and environmental toxins and whatever else contribute some amount at the margin, but I'm convinced that it's diet and exercise, in that order, that are primarily to blame.
I struggled through my 20s to keep my weight under 200 lbs at 6ft tall. Then I went vegan 4 years ago, and started running during the pandemic. Nothing crazy, just 5-8 km once or twice per week when it's nice out, and lots of beans and tofu in place of meat and dairy. I haven't weighed in over 185 since, and that's without fasting or counting calories.
I'm sure that viruses and environmental toxins and whatever else contribute some amount at the margin, but I'm convinced that it's diet and exercise, in that order, that are primarily to blame.