What Happens When Athletes Go VEGAN… (Do Olympians NEED Meat to WIN?)

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Hey everyone I’m Abbey Sharp welcome to Abbey’s Kitchen. In todays video, we will be talking about the controversial plant-based Olympics diet at Paris 2024, and how it might’ve impacted the athletes. From bottom burping to vegan athletes, this episode is a WILD ride. Let’s dive in!

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  • @AbbeysKitchen says:

    Thanks to LMNT for sponsoring this video! Head to http://DrinkLMNT.com/ABBEYSHARP to get your free sample pack with any purchase.

  • @natmm378 says:

    Ive run 6 marathons since ive become vegan. Its not hard to get enough protein, you just have to understand basic nutrition

  • @natmm378 says:

    A plant-based diet is not the same as veganism. Veganism is about animal liberation and not viewing animals as products.

    • @itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118 says:

      I understand you think it’s important to point out these are two different concepts, and that she shouldn’t be using these two interchangeably, but I can’t really blame her for doing so because it’s very common that people use the two interchangeably. I also think she may be using VEGAN in the title because it’s more attention grabbing. I’m unsure if she does know the difference though.

    • @Tnya099 says:

      I would happy if she just added it the word diet to the title tbh and meet us half way​@@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118

    • @wdvashee419 says:

      @@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118 She has clarified this in the past. She knows the difference

    • @hula62 says:

      Why don’t you start your own site and make it clear with the world?​@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118

    • @hula62 says:

      You should start your own site to explain it all.

  • @blucie9768 says:

    Really? AI images of salads?

  • @karimenunez6926 says:

    I became vegan 4 years ago!
    Best decision of my life. I was underweight and had a difficult time building muscle even though I was working out consistently before my decision.

    In the last 4 years since I became vegan, I gained 20 pounds of muscle and I have more energy than ever.

    Becoming vegan as an athlete made me very conscious of what my body needs to stay strong and healthy.

    • @AbbeysKitchen says:

      So happy that you found a diet that works you you! ♥

    • @Ksc56 says:

      Big same! When I quit eating dairy and went fully plant based, I actually had better blood panel results. I was always Vitamin D and calcium deficient and now I’m not!!

  • @itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118 says:

    thumbs down for including the vomit image

  • @miafrank5425 says:

    Ooo this is very interesting, and it’s making me miss the Olympics!!

  • @nikanh9946 says:

    I am a competitive swimmer, and I’ve been eating a plant-based diet for almost 10 years now. I am able to consistently lower my times when I raise and made lots of improvement. I think if the athletes were told ahead of time, and there would be fewer animal-based options, and if they were eating plant-based for at least six months leading up to the Olympics, things would be different, but yes, it’s unrealistic to expect someone to change their diet Over a few days and right before a major competition.

  • @AndrewCasti-ej9wo says:

    Djokovic is plant-based not vegan. Huge difference.

    • @BellotaVerde says:

      What’s your point?

    • @AndrewCasti-ej9wo says:

      @@BellotaVerde I just told you the point. Because vegans be preaching he is vegan he is not. What is so hard to understand about it. People acting like food is the miracle of becoming a good sportsman. I tell you it’s not, sure it ‘s important but that’s not the part that makes them talented as they are. You understand now?

  • @Tnya099 says:

    They forced people to have an ideology about animal products ? Or they forced people to go on a plant-based diet? Please could you add ‘diet’ to the title if its the latter.

    (It might seem silly but this distinction is so important. 💜)

    Edit – at least on my end, the title has now changed from being about people forced to go vegan. Retracting OG comment 😊

  • @HeartHorseDressage says:

    As a Canadian Paralympic athlete at Paris 2024 who’s completely vegetarian and mostly vegan, I actually found it hard to eat at my venue. The food on offer was meat and fish with limited veggies and fruit. I ate a lot of peanut snack bars. And the chocolate muffins were definitely legend!
    The best Games I have experienced for my diet was Rio 2016. The fruit was sooo awesome

    • @AbbeysKitchen says:

      Oh gosh, so sorry to heart that! I’d love to see the Rio 2016 menu 🍽

    • @HeartHorseDressage says:

      @@AbbeysKitchen in the Rio athlete village you could pretty much get any major cuisine you wanted plus all you could eat Mac Ds in the mixed zone. I ate a lot of lentil dahl, coconut rice and fruit in Rio because it was so good

    • @Lizard_Queen-ld5uj says:

      Whilst that is unfortunate for you, this is just further proof that athletes were not “forced to go plant-based” and that this video is absolute nonsense.

  • @abigailfitzgerald7508 says:

    It’s really pathetic that you don’t read your own research links. No athlete was forced to eat a plant-based diet at the 2024 Paris Olympics. There were an abundance of options including meat, dairy, eggs, vegetarian and plant-based food. Your whole video is based on fallacy.

  • @tiffanyx8577 says:

    There were tons of cheese and egg options and far less without any animal sourced products, so not vegan. This clickbait is frustrating and makes your content less reliable.

  • @rebeccahart says:

    I used to eat more plant based. But due to some endocrine issues, I’ve incorporated for beef, eggs, and animal fats into my diet. And it’s so nice to rely on these protein and fat sources that have no carbs so I can be really intentional with my carb intake. Plus animal foods generally don’t make a person bloat.

    Ultimately, I think we all want to be able to choose the foods we eat. And I can understand why athletes were frustrated. For many, it was the biggest event of their careers/lives. And they just wanted to feel and do their best

  • @JasmineMunns says:

    I would love to see a video with some good plant-based meal ideas which are high in protein!

    • @luciaret says:

      Pick up Limes has many and also lots of science explained videos about it, I know Abbey aproves her content as Sadia is also a RD

    • @tquirkyt7118 says:

      Yes Pick Up Limes is great. There are dozens of plant based, vegan, etc creators on YT….

  • @carlahandley says:

    Abbey, love your content, your adherence to well researched information, and your general agnosticism about personal choices. I also appreciate that you have to feed that algorithm and get clicks, but I’m sorry to see your thumbnail be so misleading and loaded with judgement. “Olympians should NOT be eating this” and pointing to a salad with Simone Biles falling off a balance beam and signaling that you will be discussing the downsides of plant based diets promotes a negative conception around vegetarian and vegan diets as ‘wrong’ or ‘inferior’ to animal protein diets. The content in your video is excellent, but for those who only see the thumbnail and don’t engage with your video, this perpetuates the myth that veganism / vegetarianism is an inadequate diet for achieving an individual’s protein needs. It would be nice to have greater messaging fidelity between the thumbnail and actual video content that also reflects your typically non-judgmental approach. Thank you!

    • @Zoe-lv1rc says:

      Agreed!! Clickbait is insincere.

    • @Lizard_Queen-ld5uj says:

      The content is far from excellent. None of what she is saying is true and the parts that “techinically” are, are taken out of context. The facts are that the the 60% plant-based quota of food offerings was only applicable to venues serving spectators, and not to athletes inside the Olympic village.

    • @WolfeWrangle says:

      @@Lizard_Queen-ld5uj She seems to be commentating on the actual commentary from the public on the situation, which tends not to be informed. So if people are stirring up a controversy over a misunderstood situation, her response is to correct what people are saying, from their perspective. Though she should have done more research and had a clarification somewhere, that’d be better, but it isn’t inherently wrong to focus on the commentary than the actual situation.

    • @Lizard_Queen-ld5uj says:

      @@WolfeWrangle No, it _is_ inherently wrong to present commentary as facts. Abbey has done nothing but fuel the misinformation about a situation she clearly didn’t even spend one minute research or fact checking. She promotes herself as being “all about the science” but then posts this utter garbage. It’s not good enough.

  • @sarahhendrickson5030 says:

    As an Olympian that ate in the village in two (winter) games, I think it’s funny that the meat eaters freaked out with the vegan options and yet veggies and vegans have had to adapt their diet for the past Olympics when they get to the village and it’s all animal products… All in all it’s hard to cater to all the different athletes needs but we are used to it because we travel the world and rarely get what we ideally want.

    • @supimsatan says:

      But im guessing 99% of the Olympians are not vegan. Why adapt a whole system to just 1 %. So yeah, it’s pretty hard to cater different atheletes for sure.

  • @rebekahyoungers831 says:

    I’m pausing this video after the first few minutes to comment on the stereotypic remark about boys and sports. None of my three boys were ever interested in sports (unless you count swing dance and marching band) and I know plenty of families with girls who are busy with sports every weekend. A person’s gender has nothing to do with their proclivity for sports!

    • @Amyjwashere says:

      Lol ikr

    • @WolfeWrangle says:

      Yeah, but you can’t really deny that socialization has a lot to do with people’s preferences and tendencies, thus boys tend to be interested in sports at a higher percentage. If girls were socialized similarly, it’d be more balanced and equal, but that is currently not the case.

    • @RenayOpish says:

      I hate these gender based assumptions too, thank you for saying this.

    • @supimsatan says:

      On average Boys are WAY more interested in sports(and games) than girls are. Your personal experience doesnt change that.

  • @erint5373 says:

    As someone who is plant based, this Olympics gimmick almost sounded like an attempt from animal agriculture to reinforce vegan stereotypes 😅 (not that that’s true-but you couldn’t have planned the negative press better!). Anyone who eats plant based will tell you;
    a) do it slowly
    b) don’t do it during a big life event when your depending on your body to behave at its best during the transition
    c) make sure you get a variety of plant protein sources that meet your needs.

  • @hannahburke7328 says:

    3:40 Oh No Not Mona Lisa! 😮 Da Vinci Is Turning In His Grave! 😱

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