Racing Experiences of Recreational Distance Runners following Omnivorous, Vegetarian, and Vegan Diets (Part B)—Results from the NURMI Study (Step 2)
- Autor(en)
- Katharina Wirnitzer, Derrick Tanous, Mohamad Motevalli, Karl Heinz Wagner, Christian Raschner, Gerold Wirnitzer, Claus Leitzmann, Thomas Rosemann, Beat Knechtle
- Abstrakt
The potential running or endurance performance difference based on following different general types of diets, such as omnivorous, vegetarian, or vegan, remains questionable. Several underlying modifiable factors of long-distance running performance, especially runner training behaviors and experience, diminish the clarity of results when analyzing dietary subgroups. Based on the cross-sectional design (survey), the NURMI Study Step 2 aimed to investigate a plethora of training behaviors among recreational long-distance running athletes and the relationship of general diet types with best time race performance. The statistical analysis was based on Chi-squared and Wilcoxon tests. The final sample (n = 245) included fit recreational long-distance runners following an omnivorous diet (n = 109), a vegetarian diet (n = 45), or a vegan diet (n = 91). Significant differences were found between the dietary subgroups in body mass index (p = 0.001), sex (p = 0.004), marital status (p = 0.029), and running-related motivations for well-being (p < 0.05) but not in age (p = 0.054). No significant difference was found for best time half-marathon, marathon, and/or ultra-marathon race performance based on diet type (p > 0.05). Whether the vegan diet is associated with enhanced endurance performance remains unclear. Although, the present results are suggestive that 100% plant-based (vegan) nutrition is compatible with distance running performance at the least.
- Organisation(en)
- Forschungsplattform Active Ageing
- Externe Organisation(en)
- Pädagogische Hochschule Tirol, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, AdventureV & Change2V, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (JLU), Universität Zürich (UZH), Medbase Gruppe
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Band
- 15
- ISSN
- 2072-6643
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15102243
- Publikationsdatum
- 05-2023
- Peer-reviewed
- Ja
- ÖFOS 2012
- 303009 Ernährungswissenschaften
- Schlagwörter
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics
- Link zum Portal
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/racing-experiences-of-recreational-distance-runners-following-omnivorous-vegetarian-and-vegan-diets-part-bresults-from-the-nurmi-study-step-2(6eea6b82-7798-4d4a-a5c7-f8b22a0464c5).html