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Chicago Bears defensive lineman David Carter suffered from tendonitis and fatigue in the first few years of his NFL career, and in 2014, he decided to switch to a vegan diet. Carter lost 40 “unhealthy” pounds on his new plant-based diet and then gained lean muscle and eventually got ...
However, switching to a plant-based diet keeps you in good company within the athletic community. Health organizations around the world, including the American Dietetic Association and the Dietitians of Canada, endorse vegetarian diets for sports training in theirNutrition & Athletic Performance Position...
Becoming a vegetarian can make you healthier and leaner, but for most people the term brings to mind anemic zealots, astronomical Whole Foods bills, and a weepy goodbye to bacon. Here’s how to get the benefits of plant-based eating without all the crazy (and, yes, without giving up mea...
Personally, I think the plant-based diet should be renamed the Poopalot Diet—and I’m willing to give up my claim to the name. Maybe a snappy new name will contribute to the spread of the benefits discovered in regions where plant diets were the norm. ...
Is a plant-based diet better for sports? I got faster when I went vegetarian, so much so that I took over 10 minutes off my previous marathon and qualified for Boston on my first attempt after I changed my diet. But I also changed the way I trained, so I can’t say for sure how...
Ironman Legend Dishes on Daniel Bryan’s Diet (article about Daniel Bryan, WWE World Heavyweight Champion & vegan; The Score, 02/07/12) OrganicAthlete(promoting healthy, plant-based living through education, community & athletic example)
The athlete consuming a vegetarian diet often consumes more fruits and vegetables than the non-vegetarian athlete adding many nutritional benefits (i.e., providing phytochemicals and antioxidants to support exercise training and health) but some disadvantages as well (Table 3). One key nutritional ...
These studies provide some insight into the effect of a vegetarian diet on athletic performance. However, a considerable limitation in many of these studies is the inclusion of participants who typically consume meat but subsequently adopt a vegetarian diet only for the duration of the study rather...
Some female bodybuilders swear by old school techniques that might bring back memories of high school gym class. Just askPauline Nordin, trainer and diet coach for the Nordic version of “The Biggest Loser” and star of “The Butt Bible,” a workout video by NBC/Universal. She said, “Th...