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    Is this a natural reaction? In the story “The Masque of The Red Death”, Prince Prospero tries to forget about the thought of death by throwing a party with many of his closest friends. Today’s times are not any different. Many of us try to make as many good memories as we can before our time on this world is up. Everyone in this world is going to die at some point, but no one wants to think about that. Most people do not let the thought of death bother them, they just live their normal life and go

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    complexities of atherosclerosis and subsequent heart conditions.5, 8 In a study by Crowe, et al in 2013, BMI, triglycerides, HDL, LDL, total cholesterol, and other measurements were used to tabulate differences in those consuming omnivorous diets and vegetarian diets and participants were monitored over time for future heart disease occurrences.9 Although vegetarian participants were not vegan in this study, the biomarkers used for evaluation are common in many other studies as well.3, 10, 11 For the

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    healthy eating and weight loss. According to the diet, individuals with certain blood types thrive by eating similar foods as their ancestors, because their bodies will be chemically accustomed to that diet (D’Adamo, 1996). Reaching over seven million people (“Real Success Stories”, n.d.), D’Adamo’s blood type diet is a complete success. However, such an exact yet profitable diet plan yields questionable motives and scientific basis. Expecting a diet based solely on blood type to be successful seems

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    throughout the years all over the world. Diets impact one’s health drastically, and could affect lives in the long run if not taken seriously. From observation of those experimenting with different dietary habits, such as the “cleanliness” of going vegan or cutting out the carnivorous acts of eating meat by going either vegetarian or piscatorial, they are malnourishing and depriving themselves of the vitamins and proteins an all-around diet such as a paleo diet can provide. Health and Fitness magazines

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    Standard American Diet (SAD) is a growing concern due to its negative effect on Americans’ weight status. In The Okinawa Diet Plan: Get Leaner, Live Longer, and Never Feel Hungry Again, the Okinawa diet is suggested to be a large contributor to the low rates of obesity among centenarians living in Okinawa, Japan. In overweight adults, how does following the diet principles of the elderly people of Okinawa, Japan affect weight loss compared to following the Standard American Diet? Principles of The

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    A fad diet is a weight loss plan or aid that over-promises dramatic results. These diets typically don 't result in long-term weight loss and they are usually not very healthy. In fact, some diets can actually be dangerous to your health”(Family Doctor.org). Fad diets promise excessive and miraculous weight loss goals, however these diets are proven by scientific evidence that they do not promote long lasting results. Instead they are harmful and can promote rapid onset obesity. The problem being

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    Epicureans: A Debate Essay

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    My topic focuses on Rosenbaum’s defense of the epicurean view, Luper’s critique of this view and my argument on who has a stronger position in regards to the topic. I am going to do this by describing both arguments in a detailed manner. Rosenbaum defends the epicurean view while Luper argues against, both sides provide excellent arguments and my argument is that which I feel is more superior. Rosenbaum defends the epicurean view throughout his essay. Epicurus “argued that since death

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    BCE, Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher, followed and advocated a vegetarian diet. Another person that advertized vegetarian diets was Buddah. In 1806 BCE, Dr. William Lampe and Percy Bysshe Shelley, were one of the first people to refuse the use of eggs and dairy, publicly in that time period. A vegetarian is someone who does not gormandize eggs or any type of meat or fish. Veganism is the practice of a strict vegetarian diet that requires the abstinence from the use of animal products. This includes

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    a world with so many available vegetarian options, humans should have a meatless diet

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    vegetarian diet to save animals in or so that we could protect them from having a harsh life but no one talks of how vegetarian diets can affect your health. Meat is one of the worse sources for us to get our nutrients from because the fat that meat contains is the unhealthiest one while the fats that come from plants or nuts is one of the healthiest. When you have a vegetarian diet you have less chances to get a cardiovascular disease, your chances of having cancer lowers. Vegetarian diets are actually

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