Jon Fitch Claims Meat Necessary For Weight Gain
Written by Vegetarian Star on August 20th, 2012 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink, Not So Vegetarian, Nutrition-Health-Fitness.
Jon Fitch can be added to the list of mostly vegetarian celebrities who’ve been mislead about the health benefits of adding meat to your diet.
The MMA fighter stated he has started to occasionally add animal products because it’s difficult to gain weight without them.
“I found out that going 100% vegan was good for me, but I was losing too much weight,” Fitch told Bloody Elbow. “I was at 183 pounds, walk-around weight, and that’s just too light for me. I don’t have enough mass.”
“I like to be between 187-192. I found that if I eat a little bit of meat on Saturday and Sunday, it would give me that extra weight that I need. I recover faster during the week, and I have a lot more energy. Weight management is a piece of cake. If you’re a tree hugger type, it makes a huge ecologic impact, not eating meat on those five days of the week.”
While vegetarian and vegan diets and known for their weight loss properties, they can also be a great way to gain weight. This can be done with cooked or raw foods. Meat is never necessary when you add heart-healthy, good for you plant oils and fats to your food like olive oil, avocado, nuts and seeds and carbohydrate-rich items like breads, dried fruits and granola.
Photo: The Doppelganger/Creative Commons
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