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Information on Hilligenn is well documented. Two of the articles used (Senior Exercise Central and Clarence and Carol Bass) also mentioned his passing. Enarowski (talk) 18:25, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The 2000 article written by Clarence Bass [1] quotes Hilligenn as saying he was a life-long vegetarian and had never eaten meat "Roy says he has "never" eaten, turkey, fish, chicken or red meat". However, in this Iron Man Magazine article from September 1951, Hilligenn admitted to eating meat "Roy tells us that he is a very light eater. For breakfast he has a glass of orange juice, cereal with honey and 1 banana, two eggs and one apple. For lunch 3 scrambled eggs, cold ham or hamburger meat, 4 slices of whole wheat, glass of milk and a glass of yogurt. For dinner he might have a steak with vegetables, salad, fruit and milk" [2]. Another article in 1946 quotes Hilligan saying "Eat but 3 meals a day; plenty of milk, fruit, dried fruit, and lean meat. Can eat like a horse. Where it goes, nobody knows" [3].
In the Iron Man Magazine May 1977 there is an article "How 54-Year-Old Superman, Roy Hilligenn Trains His Arms" [4] by Ash Kallos which says Hilligenn became a vegetarian and took up yoga after giving up professional bodybuilding in 1952. Based on the available evidence, Hilligenn did convert to vegetarianism after 1952, but he was not a lifelong vegetarian. Psychologist Guy (talk) 21:58, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
