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Reggie Regan

Jizi

UWRT-1104

27 March 2017

Annotated Bibliography

Barr, Susan I., and Candace A. Rideout. "Nutritional Concerns for Vegetarian Athletes."

ScienceDirect. N.p., 19 June 2004. Web. 20 Mar. 2017.

In Susan Barr and Candace Rideouts article Nutritional Concerns for Vegetarian

Athletes they look at potential concerns that may occur within vegetarian athletes, such

as possible lower athletic performance, and if there are macronutrient and micronutrient

deficiencies that come with a plant-protein based diet. Observational Studies are utilized

to identify any difference in terms of athletic performance. The two compare and contrast

the Protein intake and amount of Carbohydrates between both diets and evaluates the

percentage of energy that come from each macronutrient. The Micronutrients that the

article analyzes from an omnivores diet and that of a vegetarian are minerals like Iron,

vitamins such as Vitamin B12, and antioxidants and how they impact exercise

performance. It also touches on another dietary component that heavily relates to muscle

mass, ATP activation, and strength in general and that is creatine. Susan Barr and

Candace Rideout made this article with the intent to provide information to athletes with

thoughts of converting from a omnivore diet to a vegetarian without any hindrance on

their athletic performance.

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This article is relevant to my inquiry because it answers exactly what I would like to learn

from my research which is, Can an athlete that weight trains on a plant-based diet have

just as effective results as another that consumes meat? The two doctors are providing

information on what nutrients are essential for peak performance as an athlete or

recreational exercisers. It is a source that I can use through a majority of my research and

gives me the knowledge to go in depth on my topic of inquiry.

I consider this source credible primarily because I found it while browsing the databases

of the Universitys library website, which provides mainly reputable articles, books. Also

the two doctors that wrote this article, Susan Barr and Candace Rideout, they have

backgrounds and reputations that I am willing to trust as viable sources of information.

The content of the article was very in-depth and even provided examples of scenarios

such as protein intake for a physically active woman, and showing what it would be if she

were a vegetarian. This article is also coming from the University of British Columbia,

which is another source of information that I consider trustworthy.

Steele, Lauren. "Why America's Best Olympic Weightlifter Is Vegan." Men's Journal. Men's

Journal, 12 Aug. 2016. Web. 08 Apr. 2017.

This article by Lauren Steele was written for the purpose of Kendrick Farris story out to

the world and give a real-life example of an avid weight trainer on a plant-based diet and

showing the benefits. Kendrick Farris is an Olympic weightlifter and recently changed

his eating habits from indulging in a large amount of meat to provide energy for his body
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to becoming a vegan in 2014. It includes what his lifestyle was like before he changed his

diet, also giving explanation as to why he made this transition. The change that he

experienced in his performance as an Olympic lifter after taking on the new diet gave him

a feeling of more energy than hes ever had. Steele also includes his favorite dishes that

he consumes in his now kosher diet.

I chose this article due to the fact that it gave me an actual real-world occurrence of my

topic of inquiry. What I wanted to know was if someone who is weight training and was

eating a plant-based diet, could it be possible for them to receive equal results as a person

that is an omnivore. This gave me the ability to get actual knowledge of this lifestyle

change being put into practice, this is legitimate evidence.

This source is credible to me because I have found the Mens journal to provide reputable

information on a majority of their articles. There is also direct quotes from Kendrick

himself so it is not just Lauren Steele spewing information without any details of his

journey.

Frazier, Matt, and Matthew Ruscigno, M.P.H., R.D. No Meat Athlete: Run on Plants and

Discover Your Fittest, Fastest, Happiest Self. Beverly, MA: Fair Winds, a Member of Quayside

Group, 2013. Print.

No Meat Athlete: Run on Plants and Discover Your Fittest, Fastest, Happiest Self is a

piece of literature that gives the reader what they want to know when wanting to make

the change to a plant-based diet. The target audience pertains to athletes of any kind, but

more specifically runners, that want to improve their physical health through a new

method of nutrition. It provides meal-plans to aid the reader with their transition, training
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tips as well. Frazier talks about the many benefits that come with this lifestyle, he

emphasizes a better carbon footprint, easier and faster recovery, and overall loss of

unnecessary weight that can be cut it out to improve athletic performance.

I chose this text because it provides multiple sources odf information that is useful to my

topic of inquiry such as benefits to this type of diet, possible meals one could indulge in,

and also a training guide that could accommodate to a vegan/vegetarian lifestyle.