Every once in a while, a prejudiced meat-monger will say something like, “Yeah, of course so-and-so looks poor and sickly. He’s vegetarian.” This is, of course, nonsense. Some vegetarians may look thin and unhealthy, but not because they are vegetarian. It is usually a result of inadequate nutrition (which is not an inherent problem of a vegetarian diet), lack of exercise, other health problems, or just the dour personality of some.
A post “Almost Vegetarian: Famous vegetarian athletes” contains a list of athletes who have been vegetarian. Quite fascinating, and it certainly disproves the notion that you can’t be a strong, active, well-built person when you have a vegetarian diet. (The comments section of the post contains more names and references.)
Did you notice how many skateboarders were on that list? David Asscherick says that all the professional skateboarders he was with were those vegan, pro-animal rights type people. I just remembered that when I saw that list.
The number of skateboarders was something that I noticed too, when I first saw it…. But I had never heard that, what David Asscherick said. Interesting….