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    PLANT Power

    Mar 19, 2020 3 minutes
    WORDS: Sarah Ivory

    Looking for a competitive edge? A growing number of studies now show that eating a plant-based diet is linked to improvements in heart health, recovery time and endurance performance among athletes. It’s a diet that’s being heralded by many professional sportspeople, including tennis star Serena Williams, Formula 1 champ Lewis Hamilton and ultrarunning ace Scott Jurek. Certainly, one study in the journal shows a plant-based diet is high in the antioxidants that can help reduce inflammation (something associated with many chronic diseases), post-exercise muscle soreness and even sports injuries. For those wanting to

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