ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2020
Is a vegan diet detrimental to endurance and muscle strength?
Article in European journal of clinical nutrition, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06423209 (Efficacy of an Omnivorous Versus a Vegan Diet in the Prevention or Treatment of Sarcopenia in Chilean Adults Following a Strength Training Program), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Efficacy of an Omnivorous Versus a Vegan Diet in the Prevention or Treatment of Sarcopenia in Chilean Adults Following a Strength Training Program
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Relationship between Vegetarian Diet and Sports Performance: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Plant-Based vs. Omnivore diets for athletic performance outcomes among recreational athletes in university dining halls: a randomized crossover study.Nutrition journal · 2026Trial
- Change to a Plant-Based Diet Has No Effect on Strength Performance in Trained Persons in the First 8 Weeks-A 16-Week Controlled Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- SWAP-MEAT Athlete (study with appetizing plant-food, meat eating alternatives trial) - investigating the impact of three different diets on recreational athletic performance: a randomized crossover trial.Nutrition journal · 2022Trial
- Similar Muscle Recovery but Greater Soreness in Active Vegans on Low-Protein Diets Compared to High-Protein Omnivores Following Exercise-Induced Damage.Nutrition bulletin · 2026Article
- Vegetarian diets in female athletes: performance, health outcomes, and the implementation gap.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Consensus Document of the Spanish Nutrition Society (SEÑ) on Nutritional Strategies in Sports.Nutrients · 2025Review
- The influence of vegetarian and omnivorous diet quality on metabolic profiles and cardiovascular risk.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Effect of an 8-Week Vegan Diet on the Nutritional Status and Performance of Semi-Professional Soccer Players-Results of the VegInSoc Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Gender Differences in Protein Consumption and Body Composition: The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Dietary Choices.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Impact of Plant-Based Proteins on Muscle Mass and Strength Performance: A Comprehensive Review.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
- Plant-Based Diet and Sports Performance.ACS omega · 2024Review
- The influence of a vegan diet on body composition, performance and the menstrual cycle in young, recreationally trained women- a 12-week controlled trial.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2024Article
- Recovery after Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Subjects Following a Vegetarian or Mixed Diet.Nutrients · 2024Article
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- Development of the VEGANScreener, a Tool for a Quick Diet Quality Assessment among Vegans in Europe.Nutrients · 2024Article
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- Examining dietary behaviours, diet quality, motives and supplementation use in physically active individuals following vegetarian-based eating patterns.Nutrition bulletin · 2022Article
- Plant-based diets and body composition in Chinese omnivorous children aged 6-9 years old: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesIn the general population, there is a popular belief that a vegan diet may be associated with a lower exercise performance due to the lack of certain nutrients in vegan individuals. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to examine endurance and muscle strength differences between vegan and omnivore participants. SUBJECTS/
methodsWe studied 56 healthy young lean physically active women (age: 25.6 ± 4.1 years; body mass index: 22 ± 1.9 kg/m
resultsBoth groups were comparable for physical activity levels, body mass index, percent body fat, lean body mass, and muscle strength. However, vegans had a significantly higher estimated VO
conclusionsThe results suggest that a vegan diet does not seem to be detrimental to endurance and muscle strength in healthy young lean women. In fact, our study showed that submaximal endurance might be better in vegans compared with omnivores. Therefore, these findings contradict the popular belief of the general population.
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