Difficulties For Athletes Who Follow A Vegetarian Diet
Athleticians seeking to embrace a vegetable-centric diet should ensure they include sources rich in proteins, fats and essential vitamins and nutrients in their meal planning.
Athletic athletes on a vegetarian diet could face additional challenges:
Less Extent Of Calories
As athletes often engage in physical activities that require extra calories, their caloric needs increase exponentially. A veggie lover diet contains less overall calories and may therefore pose difficulty.
Absence Of Fundamental Nutrients
Fundamental nutrients refer to substances the body cannot produce in sufficient amounts on its own and must obtain through food sources. They play a critical role in protecting against illness and improving development and wellbeing, such as supporting muscle growth, managing bone thickness and improving oxygen transport.
Vegetarian diets often lack some key essential nutrients like iron, zinc, nutrient B12, calcium and omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids which are typically found in animal products.
Confined To Plant-Based Protein Sources
Proteins are the building blocks of life, essential for muscle repair, brain function and bone health. Animal sources contain all essential amino acids our bodies cannot synthesize themselves while vegetarian diets offer limited sources of total proteins like quinoa and soya; additionally, due to high fiber content of plant-based food products their assimilation in our bodies may be limited.
