Can You Build Muscle Without Meat?

A variety of health and environmental factors are encouraging people, specifically athletes, to consider plant-based nutrition.

More than ever before, mainstream medical professionals, nutritionists, and sports trainers are advocating for meat-free lifestyles for reasons such as reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes, antibiotic resistance, and certain cancers (especially prostate, cervical, kidney, and colon cancers).

Athletes and bodybuilders benefit from vegetarianism because plant-based diets promote healthier arteries, stronger and more resilient bones, and weight control.

Understandably, many athletes are concerned about not getting enough protein and vitamins to build and sustain muscle without meat. However, vegetarian diets packed with leafy green vegetables, fruits, nuts, …read more