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Plant-based diets improve the performance of athletes and nonathletes alike.
The video I mentioned that compares athletic performance is Comparing Vegetarian and Vegan Athletic Performance, Endurance, and Strength (nutritionfacts.org/video/comparing-vegetarian-and-vegan-athletic-performance-endurance-and-strength).
My other videos on athletes include:
• The Gladiator Diet: How Vegetarian Athletes Stack Up (nutritionfacts.org/video/the-gladiator-diet-how-vegetarian-athletes-stack-up/)
• The First Studies on Vegetarian Athletes (nutritionfacts.org/video/the-first-studies-on-vegetarian-athletes/)
• Vegetarian Muscle Power, Strength, and Endurance (nutritionfacts.org/video/vegetarian-muscle-power-strength-and-endurance/)
• Why All Athletes Should Eat Plant-Based Diets (nutritionfacts.org/video/why-all-athletes-should-eat-plant-based-diets)
• Do Alkaline Diets Help Athletic Performance? (nutritionfacts.org/video/do-alkaline-diets-help-athletic-performance)
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Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!
-Michael Greger, MD FACLM
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Plant-based diets improve the performance of athletes and nonathletes alike.
The video I mentioned that compares athletic performance is Comparing Vegetarian and Vegan Athletic Performance, Endurance, and Strength (nutritionfacts.org/video/comparing-vegetarian-and-vegan-athletic-performance-endurance-and-strength).
My other videos on athletes include:
• The Gladiator Diet: How Vegetarian Athletes Stack Up (nutritionfacts.org/video/the-gladiator-diet-how-vegetarian-athletes-stack-up/)
• The First Studies on Vegetarian Athletes (nutritionfacts.org/video/the-first-studies-on-vegetarian-athletes/)
• Vegetarian Muscle Power, Strength, and Endurance (nutritionfacts.org/video/vegetarian-muscle-power-strength-and-endurance/)
• Why All Athletes Should Eat Plant-Based Diets (nutritionfacts.org/video/why-all-athletes-should-eat-plant-based-diets)
• Do Alkaline Diets Help Athletic Performance? (nutritionfacts.org/video/do-alkaline-diets-help-athletic-performance)
New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/.
Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at nutritionfacts.org/video/friday-favorites-improving-vo2-max-a-look-at-vegetarian-and-vegan-athletes and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it.
Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at nutritionfacts.org/video/friday-favorites-improving-vo2-max-a-look-at-vegetarian-and-vegan-athletes. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics.
Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!
-Michael Greger, MD FACLM
Captions for this video are available in several languages; you can find yours in the video settings. View important information about our translated resources: nutritionfacts.org/translations-info
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