FIGURE 1.

Schematic of the nutritional considerations of the vegan athlete. The graphic illustrates the key considerations when adopting a vegan diet with the relative importance (measured as impact on adaptation, performance, and recovery) increasing from outside to in. Each section follows the key theme of the review; that is, is there a risk of suboptimal nutrition when following an ad libitum vegan diet? Can this be made optimal through strategic nutritional planning alone? Is supplementation necessary to mitigate any deficiency?. N/A, not applicable.