Veganism In Preventative Medicine
Veganism In Preventative Medicine
Charlie Doyle
April 29, 2016
BMD380
Abstract This research proposes to delve into how those who are vegan discovered the dietary lifestyle and their motivation in embracing it in order to improve the expanding exposure it is receiving and to review literature surrounding a vegan diet on several diseases in order to establish it at the forefront of preventative medicine in the United States. Altogether, Disease is certainly winning the battle in America, and many of them can be avoided all together in regards of diet. Furthermore, veganism is more than preventative as it has shown disease-fighting qualities relating to cancer, diabetes, and heart disease and more.
Introduction
America is in no …show more content…
It starts by mentioning the higher intake of LDL cholesterol associated with the intake of meat and eggs. It mentions that consuming the cholesterol from just one egg a day looks to cut a woman’s life short as much as smoking five cigarettes a day for fifteen years.1 The study then takes a look at related preventative measures relating to the vegan diet in terms of life span. It cites that eating one cup of oatmeal a day can increase the lifespan as much as jogging four hours a week.1 These findings correlate that high cholesterol foods, only associated with animal sources, cause a decrease in life expectancy - while high fiber foods, only associated with plant foods, relate to an increase in life expectancy. Fascinatingly, the food found in the study to be most correlated with longevity is nuts, citing two handfuls of nuts a week as beneficial as four hours of jogging a week.1 The next study relating to heart disease and diet, It’s The Cholesterol, Stupid! by Dr. WC Roberts, talks about the build up of plaque in our arteries. In it, Dr. Roberts explains that in order to cease plaque progression, total cholesterol has to be around the 150 mg/dl area, or “must be lowered to that of the average pure vegetarian.”2 Dr. Roberts goes on to say that because of the low prevalence of vegetarianism, and essentially veganism, lipid lowering drugs are required by most people in order to lower their levels to that degree.2 The next study related to the other main cause of heart disease - inflammation. In it, they observed ten volunteers before and six hours after single isocaloric high- and low-fat meals and vaso-epithelial function was assessed in the brachial artery using ultrasound.3 The study found that a single meal high in animal fat could paralyze our arteries,
Charlie Doyle
April 29, 2016
BMD380
Abstract This research proposes to delve into how those who are vegan discovered the dietary lifestyle and their motivation in embracing it in order to improve the expanding exposure it is receiving and to review literature surrounding a vegan diet on several diseases in order to establish it at the forefront of preventative medicine in the United States. Altogether, Disease is certainly winning the battle in America, and many of them can be avoided all together in regards of diet. Furthermore, veganism is more than preventative as it has shown disease-fighting qualities relating to cancer, diabetes, and heart disease and more.
Introduction
America is in no …show more content…
It starts by mentioning the higher intake of LDL cholesterol associated with the intake of meat and eggs. It mentions that consuming the cholesterol from just one egg a day looks to cut a woman’s life short as much as smoking five cigarettes a day for fifteen years.1 The study then takes a look at related preventative measures relating to the vegan diet in terms of life span. It cites that eating one cup of oatmeal a day can increase the lifespan as much as jogging four hours a week.1 These findings correlate that high cholesterol foods, only associated with animal sources, cause a decrease in life expectancy - while high fiber foods, only associated with plant foods, relate to an increase in life expectancy. Fascinatingly, the food found in the study to be most correlated with longevity is nuts, citing two handfuls of nuts a week as beneficial as four hours of jogging a week.1 The next study relating to heart disease and diet, It’s The Cholesterol, Stupid! by Dr. WC Roberts, talks about the build up of plaque in our arteries. In it, Dr. Roberts explains that in order to cease plaque progression, total cholesterol has to be around the 150 mg/dl area, or “must be lowered to that of the average pure vegetarian.”2 Dr. Roberts goes on to say that because of the low prevalence of vegetarianism, and essentially veganism, lipid lowering drugs are required by most people in order to lower their levels to that degree.2 The next study related to the other main cause of heart disease - inflammation. In it, they observed ten volunteers before and six hours after single isocaloric high- and low-fat meals and vaso-epithelial function was assessed in the brachial artery using ultrasound.3 The study found that a single meal high in animal fat could paralyze our arteries,