Visanthe Shiancoe

Don't let Visanthe "Shank" Shiancoe see you eat saturated fat. Don't let him know that you've ever eaten it and if you have, lie to him about it. "I'm that guy who's always shaking his head at what somebody's about to eat," admits Shank. He's not a doctor or nutritionist, he's the idiosyncratic, bruising, six-foot, four-inch, 247 pound ("not 250") tight end for the Minnesota Vikings who plays like a Viking and eats like a Hollywood starlet: "no crispy rice, I'd rather those daikon sprouts," "plain mashed potato," "aioli on the side," "grilled shrimp, not fried."Saturated fat, he says, "gets you all looking funny. Double chins, triple chins, love handles. That's just what it does to your outside. Imagine what it's doing to your insides."Shank is a contradiction in terms, an anti-food Foodie who loves to eat but eschews silky, high-end, fat-filled fare like seared foie gras and Haagen-Dazs sundaes. He's a healthy-eating fanatic who, when he dropped too much weight during the season, tuck...

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