![]() I don’t believe that The Game Changers advocated everyone drop meat from their diet immediately and go vegan overnight, but I can certainly see that being the impression some athletes and health professionals have. Unfortunately, that’s what most people walk away from documentaries with. ![]() In case you aren’t here for all of the in depth details below, I’ve put together my main pros and cons in bullet form. However, there is plenty of room to be healthy and fuel performance along the spectrum, without bouncing from one end to the other. Is an adequate vegan diet more nourishing and better for the environment than SAD? When you remove heavy meat intake and mostly ultra-processed food and add in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, the answer is an easy yes. Please feel free to leave comments and questions! The Quick Game Changers Reviewįirst and foremost, I want to acknowledge that often when you’re hearing about benefits of vegan diets, they are being compared to the standard American Diet (SAD). I choose not to eat meat for ethical and environmental reasons and if someone else wants to make the switch for those reasons, too, I’m here to help them do that in a healthful way! But, when it comes to direct health and performance benefits, I’m reviewing based on sound science. It’s important for me to encourage my athletes and audience to eat more plants without pushing my own diet on them. I spent (too) many hours on this review and worked to remove my personal bias toward plant-based patterns. So, who better than me with both my dietitian and plant-based hats on, to write up The Game Changers review? So far, I’ve only seen people completely rip the documentary apart or blindly praise it. However, I also root my practice in science and it’s important that I don’t let nutrition documentaries be a main source of information for anyone looking to improve their eating pattern. As a dietitian who promotes a plant-forward eating pattern, I am the first to admit I’m excited about current the plant-based movement for health, performance, and sustainability.
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