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Plant-Based Diets for Athletes
The New York-Nomit-Athlete blog reached number four on the New York Times list of most read blogs in 2011. "I think today, I hope to get to some practical tips and tricks for maybe each of those categories of people," says author Robert Cheek. The average athlete should aim for 0.4 or 0.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight a day; plant foods typically have lower digestibility scores than animal foods.