Houston Texans running back Arian Foster is the latest pro athlete to begin eating vegan – eating only plant-based food to the exclusion of meat and dairy.
The exceptional NFL star made the public announcement via his Twitter account on the evening of July 5, 2012 tweeting, “Officially a vegan now. We'll see how this goes. But week one down. So far, so good. Feels wonderful.” Apparently since then, Foster has become a fan of the vegan documentary Forks Over Knives by tweeting just a couple days later on July 7, 2012, “Thank you! And yes I have, great film.
RT @ForksOverKnives: Good luck @ArianFoster w/ #vegan #diet! Have you seen Forks Over Knives?”
Foster is the latest professional athlete to publicly announce their change from eating meat and dairy to eating only plant-based foods. It could be the evolution of man or the influence of good science or the explosion of interest in the Engine 2 Diet which has manly men changing over to a healthier way of eating.
In fact the list of vegan and vegetarian athletes is growing and many are at the top of their game. We wrote a few months ago about Lance Armstrong’s conversion to eating mostly vegan and how it is benefiting him. Brendan Brazier is a professional Ironman triathlete who promotes his Vega superfood powder combination which is vegan and he has had a strong hand in devising its formulation to get the highest quality nutrient dense food available. Keith Holmes is a championship middleweight boxer who credits his eating vegan for being an integral part of his success. Scott Jurek is a Badwater ultramarathoner record holder and even wrote a book about his running and his veganism. No one would mistake Jon Hinds, founder of the Monkey Bar Gym and strength consultant to the NBA and NFL as being a wuss, but he is a hardcore vegan and wouldn’t think of eating any other way to gain the strength or physique he desires. Mike Tyson is another vegan who could knock your lights out and could not be mistaken for the myth vegan men are weak, skinny and without muscle.
The Engine 2 Diet - Overview with Results from the 2nd Medical Study - YouTube
(This video was produced for the publication of the Engine 2 Diet book and covers the basics of the Engine 2 Plant Strong approach. You'll also see some of the amazing results from the 2nd medical study. These results are fairly typical for the 28 day challenge.)
There are hundreds more individuals who make their living by their looks, talents and/or strength who credit their eating vegan as a main component of their overall health. Some do it to help cure their cancer, like Larry Hagman.
Others change over to eating vegan because they view eating animals is repulsive to them. Many do it based on the building science that eating dairy and meat may not be the healthiest way for them to live.