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PETA Coaches University of Memphis Basketballer
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With guidance from his coach, John Calipari, he's now working hard to shed the pounds and get back his game, and we at PETA have a novel suggestion to help him manage his weight: go vegetarian.
By going vegetarian, Henderson-Niles would be aligning himself with a host of other successful athletes, including ultimate fighter Mac Danzig, NBA legend John Salley, Salim Stoudamire of the Atlanta Hawks, Kansas City Chiefs star Tony Gonzalez, and Carl Lewis, who was named "Olympian of the Century" by Sports Illustrated.
"[O]verwhelming scientific evidence shows that vegetarians are far less likely to be overweight than meat-eaters and much more likely to be in better overall health," wrote PETA Director Dan Shannon. "While lots of grease might be required to tame Coach Calipari's hair, choking down greasy chicken and ribs just makes people fat and causes heart disease." You can read Dan's full letter here.
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Awesome Idea!
You guys should look into Dwayne DeRosario from the Houston Dynamo (2 time MLS cup champions and currently in the playoffs again).
I've read that he is Vegan. :-)
Posted by: Tom | October 30, 2008 12:41 PM
Hey, I just saw the Houston Dynamos play! Geez, I wish I had known that before, then I could have looked for him. Oh well, that's very exciting! There's definitely not enough vegan athletes.
Posted by: Kenna | October 30, 2008 08:04 PM