The 300-Pound Vegan: David Carter
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Physicians Committee
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🗓️ 21 February 2018
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
David Carter is a giant. At 300 pounds and 6 feet 5 inches tall, he towers over almost everyone he meets. Indeed, Carter is no ordinary vegan — he's a former NFL star using his colossal size and celebrity to erase the stigma many have about plant-based diets and helping his fellow players live longer and healthier lives. "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll takes the show on the road to sit down with him in New York City.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Denver and Podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:12.5 | I am the Weight Loss Champion, Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:15.7 | And this is another special episode. |
| 0:18.0 | Got an opportunity recently to hop on a train and go up to New York City and sit down |
| 0:24.0 | in the basement of a place called the Urban Vegan Kitchen. |
| 0:28.0 | This place is phenomenal. |
| 0:30.4 | I'm sitting down there, I'm sipping on green tea, and I'm waiting on perhaps the world's |
| 0:35.3 | largest vegan. |
| 0:36.8 | At least the biggest vegan that I've seen. |
| 0:39.0 | 300 pound guy, former NFL player David Carter walks into the room and this guy is just |
| 0:45.6 | enormous. |
| 0:46.6 | Picture me, I'm 5'5", 140 pounds. |
| 0:49.9 | He's got to be at least 6'6", and 3'0". |
| 0:52.6 | He is a huge human being, but 100% plant-based and he is ushering in big time change in professional |
| 1:02.0 | sports, shattering the stigma that you can't be vegan and still dominate on the grid iron. |
| 1:09.6 | Dominate on the hardwood. |
| 1:11.4 | Dominate on the tennis court. |
| 1:13.0 | Dominate on the hockey rank. |
| 1:14.5 | David Carter is proving that you can absolutely be at the top of your game while keeping |
| 1:20.1 | it 100% plant-based. |
| 1:22.8 | It was an absolute thrill to sit down with him and I think that you will find this conversation |
| 1:27.6 | very enlightening. |
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