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Over the past month, Foster has met more nutritionists than you'll see at the Olympics. Foster, an avant-garde thinker, has been getting advice and disagreement from seemingly everyone he encounters, all because he has become a vegan. He also has had a detailed discussion with general manager Rick Smith about the dietary choice. In the one month since he announced his departure from an appetite for flesh, he has seen an absurd amount of interest. "Everybody cares what I eat now," Foster said. "They didn't care before, but they do now."
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Despite a hamstring injury that forced him to miss the better part of the first three games, Foster ended up with 1,224 yards rushing, 53 receptions and 12 total touchdowns. Foster helped Houston get to the second round of the playoffs, even though the team was down to then-No. 3 quarterback T.J. Yates by the end of the season. Now, as Yahoo's Jason Cole notes, Foster has people worried that he's messing with a good thing. Foster believes he's creating a healthier, stronger body that will make him a better player. He consulted doctors before choosing this path, which is more restrictive than a vegetarian diet. Worth noting, Ricky Williams had five relatively successful seasons, including 1,121 yards in 2009, after becoming a vegetarian. Bottom line? Per Cole, Foster appears to have a strong plan in place. Now, it's a matter of dealing with the reaction. We suspect that his first strong outing will put the kibosh on that.
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