HEALTH
Vegan Athletes
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Think you won’t get enough protein on a plant-based diet? Think again! Track and field star Carl Lewis and ultra marathoner Scott Jurek follow plant based diets, and contemporary vegan athletes including Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Chris Paul, and Kyrie Irving credit much of their performance to plant-based diets.
Watch this video to learn how Denver Nuggets player DeAndre Jordan thrives on a vegan diet.
Watch The Game Changers to learn about vegan athletes.
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Plant-based Diets and Health
Plant-based diets have been found to reverse or reduce the risk of many of the top causes of poor health and death in Americans, including obesity and high cholesterol, Type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain types of cancer. And, the World Health Organization has listed processed meat as a Group 1 carcinogen, meaning it causes cancer in humans, and red meat as a Group 2A carcinogen, meaning it probably causes cancer in humans.
While all diets require planning to ensure adequate nutrition, the current (non-vegan) standard American diet has been found to contribute to disease in both children and adults.
Watch Forks Over Knives, You Are What You Eat, and Code Blue to learn about plant-based nutrition and Health.
Watch The Invisible Vegan and read this article to learn about the role of diet in health disparities, and how some people see plant-based diets as a way path to change.