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Welcome to Vegan Athlete - a resource for athletes to achieve their body's full potential with a vegan diet. This site is currently in development - please stay tuned for more information.
Vegan/Vegetarian Athlete Articles & Links: IDA: Vegan Pro Athletes Excel and Inspire Organic Athlete: Guide to Sports Nutrition Seattle PI on Scott Jurek: Seattle man amazes everyone in 135-mile marathon--including himself Vegetarian Sports Nutrition (summary at right) Vegetarian Diet for Exercise and Athletic Training and Performing - Andrews University Nutrition Department Vegan Triathlete - no age barrier Veg Athlete a discussion forum at VegSource.com Vegetarian
Action Information on Vegan Diet by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). Vegetarian Nutrition Articles by Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) Partial list of vegan/vegetarian athletes
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Featured Vegan Athletes: Meet Brendan Brazier, a professional Ironman triathlete who has successfully adopted a vegan diet. Learn more about Brendan's on-going athletic feats at BrendanBrazier.com ...... Scott Jurek Scott's Wiki
"Gain the vegetarian advantage! Vegetarian meal plans have been used successfully in everything from bodybuilding to endurance sports. Every day more and more athletes—even those who are not full-time vegetarians—incorporate a plant-based diet when training or recovering from competition. Relying on the recent evidence-based research, Vegetarian Sports Nutrition details performance and health benefits, including enhanced muscle recovery and optimal bone health. With tailored meal plans and training strategies, you will learn to make smart nutritional decisions and to properly fuel your body throughout your training regimen. This comprehensive resource simplifies the process of determining your energy, protein, vitamin, and mineral needs and monitoring carbohydrate and fat intake. You’ll learn how to optimize a vegetarian diet for peak performance across all sports. Whether you are a dedicated vegetarian looking to add variety to your diet or an athlete searching for a competitive edge, Vegetarian Sports Nutrition will help you improve your health and performance!" Click for more info, or to buy online. Audio Interview with author D. Enette Larson-Meyer
Vegan food spotlight: More great vegan &
vegetarian products: Gardenburger
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Becoming
Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet,
by Brenda Davis, R.D., and Vesanto Melina, M.S., R.D. Two of North America's
foremost vegetarian dieticians present up-to-date findings on:
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Vegan Athlete is a project of Earthwaves Media