Food for thought
At 41 years old, Victoria has now been following a plant-based diet for nine years: “I went vegetarian the moment I retired,” she recalls. “I didn’t enjoy or want to eat meat, but I felt I had to.”
A few months later, the nine-time world champion stopped eating dairy. “A plant-based diet suits me really well. I’ve never had a problem with my energy levels, I feel better and I don’t feel I miss anything that my previous diet gave me.”
Lockdown presented Victoria with another opportunity to re-evaluate her diet: “I read about the importance of a healthy gut [micro]biome and the link between your mental health and gut health. If I
