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Originally Posted by asianthree
but then there is the exception of the vegan of 29years of his 42 years of life, who is 5'7" weights 139.4....has played competive and college hockey since the age of 5, runs 4 miles a day and walks to work 2.8 miles each way. Yet his cholesterol is out of control with meds, and he will soon have a cardiac cath. So sometimes its not about moderation or life choices, you just have the wrong parents and grandparents.....just saying
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From my experience, athletes are often the worst diet offenders. Athletes need lots and lots of calories to burn that fruits and vegetables will never provide because most natural whole vegan foods are low in calories. Even whole grains and nuts may not work for them because they need something that is easy to store and convenient to eat on the run.
Before a run, during a run or after a run, energy bars and energy drinks fit the bill. Before a hockey game, during(?) hocky and after hockey, energy bars provide needed (compact) energy.
Athletes can burn 4, 5, 6 thousand or more calories per day and it's often not possible to get it from natural whole foods. I have such a friend who has a sweet tooth for chocolate bars, energy bars and sweetened energy drinks. This may not be good when trying to control colesterol. Also, the stress of competition (hockey is a good example) can raise colesterol.