{"id":578,"date":"2019-04-18T10:41:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T10:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veganfriendly.org.uk\/?post_type=health&p=578"},"modified":"2019-08-01T11:34:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T11:34:03","slug":"vegan-sports-stars","status":"publish","type":"health","link":"https:\/\/www.veganfriendly.org.uk\/health-fitness\/vegan-sports-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Biggest Vegan Athletes & Sports Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"
Many meat-eaters argue that a vegan diet must lack some essential nutrients, or at the very least that someone eating solely plant-based foods cannot possibly be as fit, strong or healthy as an omnivore. Of course, this is nonsense. And in a great many ways vegans are actually healthier than non-vegans.<\/p>\n
In fact, a large number of the world\u2019s top athletes have, in recent years, adopted a vegan diet. Here we take a look at the seven biggest vegan sports stars to firmly put to bed the notion that a vegan diet is incompatible with optimum health and fitness. With so many great vegan protein sources<\/a>, there are even some world class vegan bodybuilders<\/a>. Not eating animal products really isn\u2019t a barrier to being an elite sportsperson, as these 7 greats illustrate perfectly.<\/p>\nSerena Williams\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Tennis<\/h2>\n