Persuasive Speech Outline

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Comm 110 Informative Outline Template (remember that a presentation aid must be used within the body of this speech.)

Please label these parts as you create your outline:

I. Introduction
a. College is an integral time period for many people – college is a time for freedom, receiving an education, and learning what it means to survive on little to no food for long periods of time. Or at least that’s what it’s been like for me. Food is arguably one of the most important things to a college student, especially off-campus food. Many of you are probably thinking of that one food that you could eat over and over again and never get tired of it. Of course food is important, though, or else why would we be told to eat three square meals …show more content…

While many relate fasting to starving, this could not be further from the truth.

II. Body
a. The effects of fasting pertaining to physical health
i. In modern societies across the globe, humans typically eat meals three times daily, while continuously snacking throughout the day. Overeating, especially with said eating patterns, has lead to many metabolic morbidities and diseases such as obesity and heart disease when combined with a sedentary lifestyle. Hundreds of years ago, humans and animals alike had adapted to an environment in which food was scarce. This allowed for them to function cognitively and physically at a very high level in a food deprived (or fasted) state.

ii. In their article Health effects of intermittent fasting: hormesis or harm?, Horne, Muhlestein, and Anderson conclude that after many randomized, controlled clinical trials, some physical benefits from fasting are as follows: “The body uses fats for energy during fasting, reducing fat storage and resulting in a small, long-term reduction in risk after each fasting episode. Nutritional stress during fasting, at least in part, results in cellular-level repairs, functional optimization, and metabolic rejuvenation that may improve long-term health by reducing cardiovascular risk factors and acting on the metabolism of glucose via genes.” One of the main reasons for these benefits is that during fasting, the

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Persuasive Speech Outline