By Katie Summers amp Katie Holt What is a vegan Vegans in addition to being vegetarian do not use other animal products and byproducts such as eggs dairy products honey leather fur silk wool cosmetics and soaps derived from animal products ID: 437516
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Vegan Diet
By Katie Summers & Katie HoltSlide2
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.Slide3
What they eat and don’t eat
Examples:
Meatless hot dogs
Soy
products
All basic fruits and vegetablesBread Pudding, brownies, and piesVeggie pizza or pizza with soy cheeseThey Don’t EatBasically anything that comes from an animal such as meat and diary.Slide4
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. Slide5
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.Slide6
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. Slide7
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/\ Slide8
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 Slide9
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