There are many reasons why people change their diet. Some people want to change their lifestyle, but most just want to lose weight as quickly as possible. Diet fads have come and go throughout the years but, there may be one that is here to stay and that is the vegan diet. Becoming a vegan by definition means one can not eat or use animal products of any sort. This year The Telegraph wrote an article titled, ‘Six reasons to go vegan, according to science’. The article promotes the current diet trend by not only stating it will make one lose weight, but more weight than any other omnivores diets, such as vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, etc. (Rahim, Telegraph, 2017). Whether or not this health claim is valid enough for one to change their
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The article states that McGrievy predicted vegan diets would be the diet for weight loss, but did not predict the pesco-vegetarian diet to be just as ineffective as the vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, and even omnivorous diet (Holleman, thestate, 2014). Furthermore, McGrievy goes on to say that she knows the vegan diet is not for everyone since it is difficult to accommodate to, however she hopes people will be less discouraged by the diet since they can keep their grains and pastas. So far, I have discovered that neither the Telegraph or Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy are stakeholders, but have yet to find the …show more content…
In the Time article (2016), Mcgrievy's research and weight loss findings are again, mentioned, but in addition to this is a trade-off. Despite losing weight after becoming a vegan, the article makes the following statement using another scientist’s research:
“Compared to the average American diet, a vegan diet looks very healthy, especially in the short term,” says Loren Cordain, professor emeritus of health and human sciences at Colorado State University. “But in the long-term, there aren’t any clear mortality benefits, and in fact [vegan diets] may be less healthy than diets than include meat.” (Heid, Time, 2016).
The Time article takes research done elsewhere and describes what may be a trade-off to loosing weight. Choosing to go vegan may help you lose weight, but a potential long-term trade-off is a lack in longevity. This is something to definitely consider before changing your diet. I believe this risk factor was left out of McGrievy’s research simply because she was not researching or studying the effects of the diet for longevity purposes, but strictly for weight loss as it relates to obesity. With all the gathered information I am finally able to make a conclusion as to whether or not one should become vegan after reading such a
The article states that McGrievy predicted vegan diets would be the diet for weight loss, but did not predict the pesco-vegetarian diet to be just as ineffective as the vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, and even omnivorous diet (Holleman, thestate, 2014). Furthermore, McGrievy goes on to say that she knows the vegan diet is not for everyone since it is difficult to accommodate to, however she hopes people will be less discouraged by the diet since they can keep their grains and pastas. So far, I have discovered that neither the Telegraph or Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy are stakeholders, but have yet to find the …show more content…
In the Time article (2016), Mcgrievy's research and weight loss findings are again, mentioned, but in addition to this is a trade-off. Despite losing weight after becoming a vegan, the article makes the following statement using another scientist’s research:
“Compared to the average American diet, a vegan diet looks very healthy, especially in the short term,” says Loren Cordain, professor emeritus of health and human sciences at Colorado State University. “But in the long-term, there aren’t any clear mortality benefits, and in fact [vegan diets] may be less healthy than diets than include meat.” (Heid, Time, 2016).
The Time article takes research done elsewhere and describes what may be a trade-off to loosing weight. Choosing to go vegan may help you lose weight, but a potential long-term trade-off is a lack in longevity. This is something to definitely consider before changing your diet. I believe this risk factor was left out of McGrievy’s research simply because she was not researching or studying the effects of the diet for longevity purposes, but strictly for weight loss as it relates to obesity. With all the gathered information I am finally able to make a conclusion as to whether or not one should become vegan after reading such a