Physical fitness and vegetarian diets: is there a relation?
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Physical fitness and vegetarian diets: is there a relation?
The available evidence supports neither a beneficial nor a detrimental effect of a vegetarian diet on physical performance capacity, especially when carbohydrate intake is controlled for. Concerns have been raised that an emphasis on plant foods to enhance carbohydrate intake and optimize body glycogen stores may lead to increases in dietary fiber and phytic acid intake to concentrations that r...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/70.3.570s