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Lance Armstrong To Be Stripped Of All Tour De France Titles Over Doping Charges: U.S. Anti-Doping Agency chief executive Travis Tygart says the agency will ban Lance Armstrong from cycling for life and strip him of his seven Tour de France titles for doping.
The part-time vegan (whatever that means!) dropped any further challenges to USADA’s allegations that he took performance-enhancing drugs to win cycling’s premier event from 1999-2005.
Too Much Water Bigger Threat Than Too Little
Hyperhydration, rather than dehydration, may pose a greater health risk to athletes, according to two articles in a British medical journal. Healthy athletes face “barely any risk” of dehydration during competition in an endurance event. Serious health risks - including inhibition of voluntary motor activity and paralysis - occur only when total body water decreases by 15% or more, which would require 48 hours in the desert with no water.
Little Backup For Sports Drink Advertised Claims
Advertised claims about performance-enhancing sports products often are not supported by scientifically relevant studies, researchers found. More than half of the sports products reviewed with performance-enhancing claims had no references to studies supporting those claims.
London 2012 Olympics: Assembly Calls For Ban On Junk Food Sponsors
The London Assembly is concerned about Olympic sponsorship from companies that produce products associated with childhood obesity, emphasizing that “high calorie food and drink that are at odds with the Olympian athletic ideal.” Coca-Cola and McDonald’s are lead sponsors of the 2012 Olympics.
NFL Player Arian Foster's New Vegan Diet Causes Controversy
NFL.com suggests Foster “might go soft if he stripped ribs and deviled eggs from his regiment.” Many of Foster’s Twitter followers also gave him a hard time for his announcement. Foster replied, “People feel so strong about meat and milk. I wish they felt this strong about peace.”
Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they’re in the game.
Can Athletes Perform Well On A Vegan Diet?
The short answer: yes, of course they can! The New York Times discusses the issue with three sports and nutrition experts. As most of you know, the one issue is vitamin B12, which is found significantly only in meat. B12 is important for endurance athletes, since it affects red blood cell production. But many cereals and non-dairy milks are fortified with B12 now, or you can take supplements. On your mark, get set, go vegan!
Ultramarathoner: How A Vegan Diet Helped Me Run 100 Miles
A delicious, affordable diet that will make you healthier and support the most difficult physical challenges you could ever encounter.
Vegan Boxer Wins Welterweight Title
Bradley used a vegan diet to turbo-charge his training regimen, following in the footsteps of many other athletes who use a vegan diet for better energy and quicker recovery between training sessions.
FOODIE FACTOID: Coconut Water
Coconut water is from young, green coconuts and is low in calories and a natural source of electrolytes including sodium and potassium. Eight ounces of coconut water has 46 calories, 9 grams of carbohydrates, 250 mg of sodium, 600 mg of potassium, 60 mg of magnesium, 45 mg of phosphorus, and 2 grams of protein. The electrolyte content is more than double that of traditional sports drinks with about half of the carbohydrates.
Boxer Tim Bradley’s Vegan Diet Preps Him For Fight Against Champion Manny Pacquiao: “I am sharp. Everything is working perfectly; I feel clean.”
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yuck.. i’m glad i’ve been a vegetarian for almost 8 years of my life, that’s about half my life, and i’m only 17. someday i’ll be a vegan..
