![]() ![]() When vegans avoid carbohydrates, they must either starve or replace the missing calories with fat and protein. Plants are 80 percent carbs on average and they are naturally moderate in protein and fat. In fact, when protein or fat intake creeps up to twenty percent of overall calories, disease risk starts to increase. But have you ever stopped to consider that the most overweight and diseased nations on earth eat the most fat and protein?įat and protein are both required nutrients, but our requirement is actually quite small. Carbohydrate energy lets you build fitness.įat and protein are all the rage these days. It’s a fact that eating enough carbs will not only keep you slim, it will help you build fitness. Rather than store as fat, excess carbs are either stored as glycogen, or burned off through increased metabolism, known as dietary thermogenesis.Ĭonsuming enough carbs means that you can work, exercise and train intensely. There are also metabolic factors that keep carbs from converting to fat. You can eat them until you are full, without overeating. The reality is that whole food sources of carbohydrates such as sweet potatoes, brown rice and fruit are not particularly high in calories. The biggest mistake I see vegans make is avoiding carbohydrates or trying to cut back on them because they think they cause weight gain. High level performance becomes impossible without this crucial fuel. When an athlete runs out of carbohydrates, he or she “hits the wall”. No wonder vegan athletes perform so well! Carbohydrates are used to provide energy to every single cell in the body. Any way you slice it, a whole-foods centred vegan diet is a high carbohydrate diet. Here are my top tips to go vegan, stay vegan, and kick ass like Nate!įact: In general, whole plant foods contain 80 percent carbohydrates. What makes these athletes able to thrive? As a thirteen year long thriving vegan athlete, I think I know. While there is some debate as to whether or not Nate occasionally includes fish in his diet, he vocally upholds the virtues of the vegan diet. This past week Nate Diaz put a stop to the formidable Conor McGregor’s winning streak. Serena William’s recent plant-based Wimbledon victory and Scott Jurek’s Appalachian trail record are shining examples.Įven in the rough world of professional fighting, vegans are dominating. On the other side of the coin, there are athletes achieving peak health and optimal performance on a vegan diet. Health concerns are among the highest cited reason for this lapse. ![]() ![]() It’s a sad statistic that seventy percent of vegans go back to eating animal products of some kind. ![]()
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