The diet of a triathlete is constantly scrutinized for its ability to optimally fuel the athlete for training and racing. We have previously reported on the vegetarian diet for triathletes. For our purpose, we define vegetarian as someone who eats eggs, dairy, and plants, but eliminates all meat, poultry, fish, and seafood, while an omnivore is someone who eats both plants and animals. Vegetarian triathletes can obtain all of the necessary nutrients to adequately fuel the body for hours of training and racing. In fact, a vegetarian diet may be more appropriate for triathletes because...
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