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A long-term plant-based diet may improve exercise capacity and endurance. Why All Athletes Should Eat Plant-Based Diets () is the video I mentioned that documents the greater heart disease risk among endurance athletes. My deep dive into diets for athletes started with this series, which includes some interesting history: • The Gladiator Diet: How Vegetarian Athletes Stack Up () • The First Studies on Vegetarian Athletes () • Vegetarian Muscle Power, Strength, and Endurance () New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at and someone on the team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Captions for this video are available in several languages; you can find yours in the video settings. View important information about our translated resources: • Subscribe: • Donate: • Podcast : • Facebook: • Twitter: • Instagram: • Books: • Shop:
