By Carly Eustice, intern Vvitamins and minerals are essential to our bodies’ ability to function but it can be a challenge to meet our daily requirements. Vitamins and minerals aid in immune health, wound and injury healing, hormone regulation, bone health, and many more functions, so it is beneficial to our health that we intake […]
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Iron isn’t well absorbed from plant sources, so it’s important for vegan and vegetarian athletes to frequently include foods in their menu that are higher in iron to meet their high iron needs. TL;DR: Vegan athletes are often low in iron, as it’s best absorbed from animal sources. Check out the list below for high(er)
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A vegetarian diet can be healthy, but education is essential for those nutrients that require special attention. I often meet with a female teenage athlete and learn that she’s a vegetarian. It’s less common in middle-aged and older athletes and in men, in my experience, but I get those too. Sometimes these athletes understand the requirements
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