First step to endurance. Benefits of a plant-based diet
Significant achievements of famous vegans prove that a plant-based diet allows you to be a successful athlete. Athletes talk about the lightness and strength such food gives them. Professional organizations confirm that this food is healthy. For example, the American Dietetic Association recognizes properly planned vegetarian diets as sufficient in nutritional value for athletes of all ages.
You can also find many studies comparing the endurance of athletes who follow a vegan and omnivorous diet.
Studies comparing athletes' physical performance show that a vegan diet has no significant effect on athletes' endurance. However, a plant-based diet, combined with exercise, can reduce the risk of many chronic and serious illnesses.
Vegetarians recover faster after training than omnivorous athletes. Many associate the fact with experienced vegetarians having better levels of antioxidants than people with a mixed diet. It can help reduce the oxidative stress caused by exercise.
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