"Nutritional intake, diet quality and exercise training: an exploration" by Joel Clarke Craddock
Vegetarian-based dietary patterns have been associated with protection against many chronic diseases. These benefits have been attributed to the high intakes of food components such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and legumes and absence of animal foods as part of a vegetarian diet, with some researchers suggesting there may be anti-inflammatory effects of following a vegetarian-based diet. Interestingly, there are growing numbers of individuals adopting a diet of this nature, with athletes being overrepresented in the consumption of vegetarian-based diets. Despite the increase in vegetaria...
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