Trendy Diets And Its Effects On Society

To be a vegetarian is to live a life cruelty free. Vegetarianism is a lifestyle, which eliminates any type of meat from one’s diet. Public figure Ellen DeGeneres, a vegan, actually eliminated all animal products from her life once she found out the truth behind an omnivorous diet. She says, “I can’t participate in that. I can’t be a part of something that is suffering...It’s a very disturbing reality and it happens every minute of the day” (VitalVeda). And the number of people cutting off meat from their diet continues to increase. It is said that “veganism has grown 500% since 2014 in the US” (Veganism). As more and more research is conducted on the effects of eating dead animals, more and more people become aware of those effects, or rather, those damages, they can cause to themselves, morally and physically, and to the environment.

Obesity in the United States is a major issue. Because there is such a high obesity rate, there have been so many diets established to try and reduce these constantly rising rates. A lot of these weight-loss diets that have been established are known as fad diets. A fad diet is a diet that becomes popular quickly, and may die out just as quickly. In the United States, there are some popular and healthy fad diets such as the Atkins diet, the South Beach diet, and Weight Watchers.

According to vegansociety.com, “ Veganism represents a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, other animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of humans, other animals and the environment.“ People that follow this way of living are called vegans. The vegan diet is more a lifestyle choice and a philosophy than just a diet. The vegan life is the best way to live because it’s healthier, helps the environment, and is kinder to animals.

Medifast is an extremely popular diet because of the fast results most people see while following this diet. It was developed by physicians and has been recommended by more than 20,000 doctors since 1980.

In the article, “Fad diets: Slim on good nutrition,” the author, June Daniels, discusses the fad diet scheme plaguing the United States. Over the recent decade, the rate of obesity amongst Americans has increased dramatically. The growing number of obese and overweight individuals has caused fad diets to become a quick and easy cure to a deeper issue. Fad diets are specifically targeted towards obese and/or overweight individuals, promising instant results with minimum effort. More importantly, numerous fad diet weight loss claims have not been backed by extensive research (Daniels 22) . According to Daniels, popular diets, such as Atkins, have been highly emphasized upon because of their high protein, low carb meals (22). The high protein

1. What is your possible topic? Fad Diets: how dangerous can be fad diets to your health in short and long term? If fad diets are dangerous why are they so popular? If I want to lose weight which is the best way to do it? Are there any record of illnesses cause by this type of diet? Are some of these diets true and the mainstream are saying us that they are dangerous for our health?

Veganism to me it's a lifestyle where a person chooses not to consume, wear, nor use any animal products. Even though going vegan helps million of animals around the world; which is so inhumane and I don't know how people, like my family, can claim to love animals but pay to kill them, it also helps and improves many more things. For example, our health; the article says that our energy would increase if we consumed a plant-based diet, which is very interesting because if we were meant to be eating a animals then that would increase our energy but since they take so long to be digested, they are actually taking energy that we could use for other things. Our environment it's another thing that

Veganism is a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose. This includes not consuming meat, dairy, honey, eggs, gelatin, etc., as well as not using leather, feathers, wool, or products that have been tested on animals.

Veganism is a food lifestyle based on diet of vegetables, grains, seeds, nuts and fruits. People are being vegetarian because they think it is healthier to only eat vegetables without eating meet or chicken, and they think that they will get a perfect body shape, free of diseases. As in vegetarian, where they feed on foods that do not fit into animal flesh, whether from wild or marine animals. They also don’t eat food that comes directly from the animal, such as: egg that’s comes from the hen, milk that comes from cows, goats and honey that comes from bees. In India, Ethiopia and Jamaica there are a lot of vegetarian people, because they don’t have enough food to feed themselves, so they decided to eat vegetable. This paper argues that veganism is a harmful lifestyle for three major reasons.

The article I chose explains the method of four diets and why they may appear to work but are not healthy enough for long term weight loss. I chose this article because it explains how fad diets are promoted, even if they are not healthy and effective enough for long term weight loss. For example, the four diets explained in this article have a different feature that will promote weight loss, such as no carbs after 2 pm, eating only 800 calories a day, stacking up on protein, and taking human chorionic gonadotropin; a hormone produced during pregnancy. The Dukan diet, asks dieters to eat unlimited protein, then slowly incorporates fruits, vegetables and starch as you go through the stages. The reason this diet is ineffective is because when a person

In 2008, 7.3 million people living in the United States reported eating a vegan or vegetarian diet (Harrison Interactive Study-2008). Now, less than ten years later, 16 million people have converted to veganism or vegetarianism. That is about 5% of the population in the United States. About forty-two percent of people following a vegan or vegetarian diet say that they decided to make the switch to a plant-based diet after seeing an educational film on animal cruelty. Sixty-nine percent of people abstaining from the consumption of animal products said they chose to be vegan for ethical reasons. A little more than half of the people who are vegan have only been following a vegan diet for ten years or less. It is possible that this sudden

As different crazes and fads are appearing each day, we have come to expect them to simply fade away as the hype passes. However, veganism has stood the test of time in our fad society and is still increasing in popularity. Originally only thought to be a religious lifestyle, many people from different walks of life are becoming vegans. However, this poses many questions and sparks heated debates, mainly from omnivorous people who believe that veganism is against life’s natural order. Vegans, then, argue against an omnivorous lifestyle by bringing up facts about humans’ biological makeup and how humans are, contrary to popular belief, herbivorous by nature, not omnivorous. While both sides present good arguments to some, the veganism lifestyle contains more benefits and less harmful cons than an omnivorous lifestyle.

Some would not be able to live without eating any animal products in their diets, such as, meat, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy products, and honey. For vegans, however, this is a normal way of life. Vegans are frequently misunderstood as either people who have eating disorders, or an unnatural passion for animal rights. It is time for people to realize that veganism, a challenging yet rewarding lifestyle, goes way beyond being skinny or caring for animals. In reality, veganism can be extremely advantageous to anyone who adapts it as a way of life and has many different benefits that come along with it.

Becoming vegan is a personal lifestyle decision whom many people have influenced as their preferred nutritional intake and can be due to many reasons including long-term health benefits, environmental awareness, ethical concerns and religious beliefs. Many vegans are in fact health conscious and understand the benefits of following such eating patterns. The Vegan diet can be defined as the exclusion of all animal derived foods including meat, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy products from consumption and instead is emphasized on plant foods, grains, legumes, nuts, seeds and vegetable oils. Vegans have become widely accepted and can potentially have many health benefits by minimizing obesity, regulating blood pressure, reducing the risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and aids in the prevention of type 2 diabetes.

Sarah Bryant states, "Although veganism as a movement has existed since the mid-1940s, the last ten years has seen the vegan lifestyle catapulted from niche to mainstream awareness as more and more consumers begin to replace animal products in their diet with plant-based alternatives." This shows that many people have often converted, or thought about converting, to veganism due to the trends on social media, or just wanting to live healthier lives. Though, having a vegan or vegetarian diet could lead to a longer life span and help climate change, there are many flaws to that