Who Is Running in the D-A-CH Countries? An Epidemiological Approach of 2455 Omnivorous, Vegetarian, and Vegan Recreational Runners-Results from the NURMI Study (Step 1).

Evidence shows that about 10% of marathoners follow vegan or vegetarian diets [ 28 ], with an increasing trend in higher distances (e.g., ultra-marathon) [ 29 ].

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In the present study, in addition to the prevalence of 52.6% vegetarian/vegan and 47.4% omnivore runners at the start of events as well as discovering epidemiological findings associated with diet type and running parameters of recreational distance runners in D-A-CH countries, it was found that with increasing the race distance, there is a growing trend in the prevalence of vegan/vegetarian diet and simultaneously a decreasing trend in the sex-specific differences in runners’ records.

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