Comments on: TIME covers vegetarianism http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2002/07/09/time-covers-vegetarianism/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:23:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Amy http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2002/07/09/time-covers-vegetarianism/#comment-731 Amy Wed, 17 Jul 2002 13:28:16 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2002/07/09/time-covers-vegetarianism/#comment-731 Don't forget Martina Navritalova. Talk about evidence agains the waify, wasted away vegetarian myth. I'm a cycling nut, and there are some very serious cyclists out there who are vegetarian. I even remember during last year's Tour de France, arguably one of the toughest athletic events in the world, seeing coverage of some of the cyclists who were vegetarian. (Though for the life of me I can't remember who.) To see a list of athletes who are vegetarian, check this page: <a href="http://www.ivu.org/people/sports/index.html" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.ivu.org/people/sports/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ivu.org/people/sports/index.html</a></a> (What a great find, stumbling across this blog. Yay!) Don’t forget Martina Navritalova. Talk about evidence agains the waify, wasted away vegetarian myth.

I’m a cycling nut, and there are some very serious cyclists out there who are vegetarian. I even remember during last year’s Tour de France, arguably one of the toughest athletic events in the world, seeing coverage of some of the cyclists who were vegetarian. (Though for the life of me I can’t remember who.)

To see a list of athletes who are vegetarian, check this page: http://www.ivu.org/people/sports/index.html

(What a great find, stumbling across this blog. Yay!)

]]> By: Ryan http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2002/07/09/time-covers-vegetarianism/#comment-730 Ryan Wed, 10 Jul 2002 19:33:46 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2002/07/09/time-covers-vegetarianism/#comment-730 Yeah, that was kind of an odd assertation. Being vegetarian and an athelete's not a problem, if you eat cheese and eggs. Being a vegan athlete takes a little more planning and effort, but hardcore athletes are very conscious about their diet anyway. Vegetables don't have that many calories, but eating enough nuts and grains should counterbalance that, I'd think. I wonder what Carl Lewis' current diet is... he was a vegan for a year, but that kind of implies he's not anymore... Yeah, that was kind of an odd assertation. Being vegetarian and an athelete’s not a problem, if you eat cheese and eggs. Being a vegan athlete takes a little more planning and effort, but hardcore athletes are very conscious about their diet anyway. Vegetables don’t have that many calories, but eating enough nuts and grains should counterbalance that, I’d think.

I wonder what Carl Lewis’ current diet is… he was a vegan for a year, but that kind of implies he’s not anymore…

]]> By: johanna http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2002/07/09/time-covers-vegetarianism/#comment-729 johanna Wed, 10 Jul 2002 19:25:16 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2002/07/09/time-covers-vegetarianism/#comment-729 i also didn't like how they insinuated that being vegetarian & an athlete was near-incompatible... what about carl lewis, etc.??? i also didn’t like how they insinuated that being vegetarian & an athlete was near-incompatible… what about carl lewis, etc.???

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