Former Man v. Food star Adam Richman made a shocking statement Wednesday: Hes a vegan. Anyone who is familiar with the reality food star knows thats a crazy thing to hear from Richman since he became famous for taking on extreme challenges and woofing down massive amounts of food on Man v. Food. And his ardor for gluttonous treats still exists. He essentially made the choice to become vegan for health reasons and not moral ones.

Ive been vegan for the past three months or so, because Im in training for football right now, Richman told Hello! Magazine via Metro.co.uk. And for Soccer Aid I went 100 percent vegan. The reality star lost 70 pounds in June 2014 and credited his weight loss to playing soccer and making healthier choices.

Richman, 40, explained he will still indulge in some of his favorite foods. Now does that mean Im not going to have a steak? No I absolutely will when I want to, but its just about picking and choosing my spots, and when I want to have that cow and I wanna have that bacon, Im going to make it count, Im going to make it great quality, he told the magazine.

Some people might argue that Richmans diet isnt exactly vegan. He admits that he picks and chooses where he will eat that meat product, and from posts on his Instagram account it seems like he still regularly eats like an omnivore.

Great for meat eaters, lovers of Korean food, or anyone with taste buds, he said about kalbi in a post from three weeks ago in Hawaii. When he traveled to Dublin, Ireland, over a month ago, he used hashtags like steak on fleek to describe his meal. And there are many more posts like these from the past three months when he was supposedly abstaining from meat and dairy.

Bottom line, if Richmans a vegan, he throws the term around loosely.

For more of Richman, check out Man Finds Food" on the Travel Channel every Tuesday at 9 p.m. EDT.

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Adam Richman Goes Vegan, Except His Instagram Pictures And Interview Say Something Different

April 9, 2015, 2:25 p.m.

Known for salivating over dripping racks of barbeque ribs and brimming burgers, Adam Richman now picks his meat feasts carefully.

Beyonce does it. Natalie Portman does it too. Russell Brand, Mike Tyson and even Ellen DeGeneres are all on board the tofu train.

Yep, going vegan is hotter than paleo pork sliders.

But the latest star to make the switch is highly unexpected.

Man v Foodhost Adam Richman is known for salivating over dripping racks of barbecue ribs and brimming burgers.

Not any more.

"I've been vegan for the past three months," says the 40 year old who has lost nearly 30 kilograms on his new regime.

But, like Queen Bey, Richman is only a part-time vegan.

In an interview with The Independent, he says that he sticks to the diet when he is training for his one love second to food: soccer.

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Man versus Food host Adam Richman goes vegan losing 30kg on the way