{"id":49568,"date":"2019-11-06T08:51:52","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T07:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weider.es\/2019\/11\/06\/consumo-proteinas-deportistas-veganos\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T14:50:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T12:50:33","slug":"consumo-proteinas-deportistas-veganos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weider.es\/en\/consumo-proteinas-deportistas-veganos\/","title":{"rendered":"Protein intake in vegan athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Because an increasing number of vegetarian or vegan athletes need to watch their diets and protein intake. Vegetarian diets have long been associated with a number of different nutritional deficiencies<\/a>These include protein deficiency, anaemia and low intakes of calcium, omega 3 and vitamins D and E, as well as a lack of vitamin A and C. B12<\/a>. Today, thanks to the latest scientific evidence on nutrition and the wide variety of foods and supplements available, a properly planned vegetarian diet can be entirely suitable for athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are different degrees or levels of vegetarianism, with veganism being the strictest as it does not consume any type of product that comes from animals, and therefore the one that may present the greatest nutritional risk. Some vegetarians allow eggs, dairy products and\/or honey in their diet, but never meat or fish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to measure the quality of protein in food?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A medida que mayor es la restricci\u00f3n de alimentos de origen animal, m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil puede resultar cubrir las necesidades proteicas cuanti y cualitativas. La calidad de una prote\u00edna depende de su contenido en amino\u00e1cidos esenciales. Las fuentes de prote\u00edna vegetales se consideran incompletas en cuanto a su calidad, ya que a menudo carecen de alg\u00fan amino\u00e1cido esencial. \u00a0Sin embargo tambi\u00e9n existen plant-based foods<\/a> with an adequate essential amino acid composition, such as soya or quinoa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\novo-lacto vegetarians can meet protein requirements more easily by consuming eggs and\neasily by consuming eggs and dairy products, while strict vegetarians or vegans must\nvegetarians or vegans must provide protein through foods such as legumes, soya derivatives\nlegumes, soya derivatives (tofu, tempeh), seitan, cereals, seeds and nuts.\nseeds and nuts.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past, people used to insist on combining the different sources of vegetable protein in each meal to achieve a complete amino acid profile, but nowadays it is known that this is not necessary and that what is important is the quantity and total protein quality of the day. However, in athletes, the quality of the protein should be assessed, especially in the post-training period, and individualised according to the type of sport and sporting objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should vegan athletes consume protein supplementation?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At\nAs for omnivorous athletes, protein supplementation is not essential in vegetarian athletes, except if there is a deficit of protein and amino acids.\nessential in vegetarian athletes, except if there is a deficit of protein and amino acids through the diet.\nthrough the diet. This is more\nis more frequent in vegetarian athletes and more so in the case of vegans. No\nHowever, protein supplements can help and facilitate the athlete to reach his or her daily requirements, especially in the\nto reach their daily requirements, especially in those moments related to training\nrelated to training (pre- or post-training) where rapid absorption and easy digestion are\nabsorption and easy digestion is something to take into account when choosing what to take.\nto take. In addition, these protein and amino acid supplements could be recommended either\nthroughout the day or at a specific meal if the athlete does not have the possibility of taking food\nto take food that meets his or her needs at those times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teniendo en cuento esto, desde Tu Gestor de Salud animamos deportista vegetariano o vegano que consulte con un nutricionista deportivo para individualizar su\u00a0 ingesta y sus necesidades. El nutricionista experto analizar\u00e1\u00a0 el tipo de deporte practicado y valorar\u00e1 la calidad de la prote\u00edna que ingiere a trav\u00e9s de la dieta, prestando especial atenci\u00f3n al \u00a0post entreno, para asegurar una ingesta \u00f3ptima de los amino\u00e1cidos ramificados (BCAAs: leucina, isoleucina y valina) y esenciales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weider offers a wide range of products designed to enrich the protein intake of vegetarian diets. These supplements contain a high biological value and easily digestible protein, are made from high quality pea protein enriched with rice protein and are environmentally friendly products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What vegan products can we find at Weider?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Weider offers, among others, the following vegan products for athletes:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n