can athletes perform well on a vegan diet

1、CanCanAthletesAthletesPerfmPerfmWellWellononaVeganVeganDietDietByGRETCHENREYNOLDSJohnFedeleGettyImages?Facebook?Twitter?Google?Email?Share?PrintWiththepublicationthismonthof“EatRun:MyUnlikelyJourneytoUltramarathonGreatne

2、ss”bythevegandistancerunnerScottJurekvegandietshavebecomeawildlypopulartopiconrunningrelatedWebsites.ButisgoingtotallymeatlessasinMr.Jurek’scasedairyfreeadvisablefotherseriousathletesftherestofuswhojustwanttobehealthyfit

3、PhysPhysEdEdGretchenReynoldsonthescienceoffitness.TofindoutItalkedwiththreeexpertsaboutwhywhetherthoseofuswhoareactiveshouldconsidergivingupmeatme.Noneoftheexpertsarethemselvesveganthoughtwoarevegetarian:DavidC.Niemanapr

4、ofessofhealthexercisescienceatAppalachianStateUniversitywho’srun58marathonsultramarathonshasstudiedrunnersatextremeeventsD.EteLarsonMeyeranassociateprofessofhumannutritionattheUniversityofWyomingaswellasalongtimecompetit

5、iveathleteauthof“VegetarianSptsNutrition.”AthirdexpertNancyClarkwhodescribesherselfas“twothirdsvegetarian”—shedoesn’thavemeatatbreakfastlunchbutdoesatdinner—isasptsnutritionexpertinMassachusettstheauthof“NancyClark’sFood

6、GuidefMarathoners.”Q.A.D.EteLarsonMeyer:Yearsagostudiesinratsshowedthatiftheywerefedonlyonesourceofproteinlikecnalldaytheydidnotgetsufficientamountsofessentialaminoacids.Fromthattheideagrewthatyouhadtocombineproteinsatth

7、esamemeal.Butsincethenotherstudieshavefoundthatifyougetmultiplesourcesofproteinthroughoutthedaythat’sfine.Havericeatbreakfastbeansatlunchdinner.Q.Isithardfsomeonewho’strainingvigouslytogetenoughcaliesonavegandietA.NancyC

8、lark:It’snothardatall.Myfaviteweightgainweightmaintenanceadviceistodrinkjuice.Grapejuicepomegranatejuicetartcherryjuice.Theyhaveplentyofcaliesifyoupicktherightjuiceespeciallypomegranatetartcherryjuiceitlooksasiftheycanhe

9、lpwithrecovery.TartcherryjuicewasaverypopulartopicattherecentAmericanCollegeofSptsMedicinemeeting.It’sapotentbeverageintermsofspeedingrecovery.it’svegan.Q.WillveganevenvegetariandietshelpyoutoloseweightA.DavidNieman:Shta

10、nswer:No.Vegetarianstendtoweigh6to10poundslessthanmeateaters.Butthat’sprobablyduetoselfionbias.Manyvegetariansaremehealthconscioustostartwith.Youcanovereatonaplantbaseddiet.Thereareobesevegetarians.Junkfoodcanbevegetaria