Laura Kraft_ Group Project _Vegan Diet Pros and Cons

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Vegan Diet Pros and Cons Alexis Chlodnicki & Laura Kraft
Vegan Diet Pros Case Study: 63 year old male. Health history: hypertension, high blood sugar levels ( 524 mg/dL), elevated HbA 1C (11.1%), total cholesterol was 283 mg/dL, blood pressure was 132/66 mmHg. Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Physician Recommendations: In addition to medications, the patient was placed the patient on a vegan diet. This diet excluded all animal products and refined sugars. Additionally, limited bread, rice, potatoes, and tortillas to a single daily serving (Tuso, et al. 2013). What is a vegan diet? A vegan diet is defined as consuming plant-based foods only and excludes meat, dairy, eggs, and often honey. This diet avoids all animal byproducts. ● The number of Americans who participate in a vegan diet increased by 600% from 2014- 2018. Restaurants are incorporating plant-based diets into their menus such as the Beyond Burger (Clem & Barthel, 2021)
Vegan Diet Decreases Risk for Comorbidities ● Pros for obesity: decreased BMI, lower visceral fat, and improved insulin resistant ● Pros for cardiac health: those who do not consume meat have significantly lower rates of both ischemic heart disease and all-cause mortality ● Pros for Type II diabetes: a chieve weight loss and improve glycemic control ● Pros for Dyslipidemia: decrease in both total and LDL cholesterol levels in those who do not consume meat or fish products ( Clem & Barthel, 2021) Vegan diets are rich in: -Carbohydrates -Fatty acids -Dietary fibers -Carotenoids -Folic acid -Vitamin C -Vitamin E -Magnesium *Protein is obtained through legumes (Marrone, et al., 2021)
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