Hector Bellerin goes nuts for his vegan diet and claims he has never felt better

The Arsenal full-back Hector Bellerin reckons he has never felt better since adopting a vegan diet last year. Bellerin said: “As I was getting older, I was eating more healthily and reached the point where I realised I didn’t really need to eat meat any more. “I learned a lot about becoming a vegan and asked other athletes like David Haye. “I spoke to other people involved in the vegan movement and decided to take the step last year. “My original goal was to try it for three weeks but the improvement I felt in my body was so massive that I decided to stick with it. “The recovery in my muscles after games has been noticeable and the long-term injuries I’ve had before have started to heal way quicker. “So why change something that is working for me?” The 23-year-old still gets ribbed by some team-mates over the absence of meat on his plate. He said: “My parents didn’t really understand it when I first told them that I was becoming a vegan. “But after spending a long time with them this summer, they have ditched a bit of meat from their own diets. “Most people seem to feel better when they do it. And if it makes them feel better, I’m also happy.”

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