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Being green: how vegan dancers can eat smart to stay strong.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-FEB-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Being green: how vegan dancers can eat smart to stay strong.(your body)

Article Excerpt
Dancers' love-hate relationship with food can make eating a balanced diet a challenge. Add in the decision to become vegan, and it gets even trickier. Being vegan means not eating anything that comes from an animal source, including meat, eggs, milk, honey, and gelatin. It's a decision that usually grows out of a dancer's ethical or religious beliefs. "It can be very healthy if it's done correctly," says Katherine Tallmadge, a Washington, DC, nutritionist who has worked with The Washington Ballet and The Virginia School of the Arts. "But," she warns, "it's not just about eating salads."

Giving up meat and dairy products may have serious consequences unless you find another way to incorporate the nutrients you're skipping. Not getting enough calcium and...



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