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Vegan Diet. By Katie Summers & Katie Holt. What is a vegan?. Vegans, in addition to being vegetarian do not use other animal products and by-products such as eggs, dairy products, honey, leather, fur, silk, wool, cosmetics, and soaps derived from animal products. What they eat and don’t eat.
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Vegan Diet By Katie Summers & Katie Holt
What is a vegan? • Vegans, in addition to being vegetarian do not use other animal products and by-products such as eggs, dairy products, honey, leather, fur, silk, wool, cosmetics, and soaps derived from animal products.
What they eat and don’t eat Examples: • Meatless hot dogs • Soy products • All basic fruits and vegetables • Bread Pudding, brownies, and pies • Veggie pizza or pizza with soy cheese • They Don’t Eat • Basically anything that comes from an animal such as meat and diary.
The Risks of being a Vegan • The challenges include getting enough protein and B vitamins in your diet. • Iron and calcium are especially a concern for vegetarian woman and are more at risk then man of developing osteoporosis. • People who are vegans are at a greater risk of heart disease.
The health benefits of being a Vegan • Reduced saturated fats: By reducing the amount of diary products and meat you’ll reduce the amount of saturated fats. • Blood Pressure: A diet rich in whole grains is beneficial to your health in many ways including lowering high blood pressure. • Although people with a vegan diet have a greater risk of developing heart disease studies show that having a vegan diet can also reduce the risk.
Summary • A vegan diet eliminates meat, diary products, and anything that comes from an animal. Both risks and benefits are associated with having a vegan diet.
Works Cited http://michaelbluejay.com/veg/eat.html http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/vegan.htm http://www.suite101.com/content/disadvantages-of-going-veg-a13587 http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/ http://www.nursingdegree.net/blog/19/57-health-benefits-of-going-vegan/\
Pictures Work Cited • http://www.1st-healthyfood.com/images/float/body-detox-diet.jpg • http://weblogsurf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/silk-coffee-house.jpg • http://bikyamasr.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/vegan-pyramid.jpg
Questions 1. In a vegan diet, you don’t get enough of ______ and ______ Answer: Protein and B vitamins 2. What don’t vegans what? Answer: Diary, meat products, or products coming from animals 3. True or False: Your blood pressure increases while eating a vegan diet? Answer: False