Improving VO2 Max: A Look at Vegetarian and Vegan Athletes
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2023-05-31

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 (https://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 (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-gladiator-diet-how-vegetarian-athletes-stack-up/)
• The First Studies on Vegetarian Athletes (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-first-studies-on-vegetarian-athletes/)
• Vegetarian Muscle Power, Strength, and Endurance (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/vegetarian-muscle-power-strength-and-endurance/)
• Why All Athletes Should Eat Plant-Based Diets (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/why-all-athletes-should-eat-plant-based-diets)
• Do Alkaline Diets Help Athletic Performance? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-alkaline-diets-help-athletic-performance)

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