Comments on: Think a vegetarian diet and being an athlete don’t mix? Think again

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Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:05:46 +0000

[...] added to this on Grounded Fitness, with her post Think a vegetarian diet and being an athlete don’t mix? Think again. In addition to protein, she also talks about iron and [...]

By: Lethological Gourmet

Lethological Gourmet — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:48:39 +0000

I agree that we probably don’t need as much protein as everyone thinks. But I think everybody’s different, so while one person might feel great being a vegetarian athlete, another person might feel totally wiped.

I’ve seen recent research that has said that too much milk and cheese consumption (don’t ask me how much is too much, I don’t remember) can be a factor is raising the risk of breast cancer (because of the hormones from the cows).

By: Sagan

Sagan — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:35:57 +0000

People seem to have this strange idea that we needneedneed protein all the time. But my RD had told me that because of how much we eat and the kinds of food we eat, most of North American society is overloading on protein.

I like all of these alternative sources of protein- especially useful when you’re on a budget:) Meat is so darn expensive!