Influence of vegan diet on physical performance of athletes

Maziarz Barbara, Chojęta Dariusz, Zygmunt Ewelina, Wróblewski Hubert, Zimna Aleksandra. Influence of vegan diet on physical performance of athletes. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2020;10(7):209-215. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2020.10.07.023 https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JEHS/article/view/JEHS.2020.10.07.023 https://zenodo.org/record/3960101 The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. § 8. 2) and § 12. 1. 2) 22.02.2019. © The Authors 2020; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 25.06.2020. Revised: 05.07.2020. Accepted: 25.07.2020. Influence of vegan diet on physical performance of athletes Barbara Maziarz1, Dariusz Chojęta1, Ewelina Zygmunt1, Hubert Wróblewski1, Aleksandra Zimna1 1 Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki Street 19, 20-093 Lublin, Poland Abstract Vegetarian and vegan diets are becoming more and more popular. Vegetarianism is a diet that eliminates all kinds of meat from the diet, including poultry, fish and seafood. Vegans give up on eating not only meat, but also other products of animal origin, the production of which is associated with the exploitation of animals, such as: dairy products (including eggs) and honey. It is not only a diet, but above all a lifestyle that includes many aspects such as not using cosmetics or buying clothes made of animal raw materials, not participating in entertainment in which animals are used. A vegan diet should be properly balanced, because people using it are more likely to be deficient in vitamin B12, iron, and calcium. The effect of a vegan diet on the growth of muscle mass in athletes, including bodybuilders, has also been observed. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of a vegan diet on the results achieved in body sports and to compare this information with non-vegan diets. The work is illustrative. The article is based on a review of the current literature available in the PubMed database, information and research from the Internet and documentary programs. Key words: vegan diet; sport; bodybuilding; nutritio