https://www.vegsoc.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=599
http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/nutrition_&_eating_concerns/being_a_vegetarian.php
https://www.vegansociety.com/society/key-facts
http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/omnivores/
- The oldest Vegetarian Society in the world was formed in 1847 in the UK.
- Research has shown vegetarians to suffer less heart disease, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, various cancers, diverticular disease, bowel disorders, gallstones, kidney stones, and osteoporosis.
- All non-vegetarian diets required significantly greater amounts of environmental resources, such as land and water.
- Everyday, in the UK alone, more than 2.5 million farm animals are slaughtered for meat.
- The value of the vegetarian food market has grown from £333 million in 1996 to £786.5million in 2011
- In a UK-wide survey of 1,491 adults and 1,582 children between 2008 - 2011 2% of both adults and children reported that they were vegetarian.
- A vegetarian does not eat any meat, poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, or the by-products of slaughter.
- A 2006 study, examining the impact of a typical week’s eating, showed that plant-based diets are better for the environment than those based on meat.
- The number of committed vegetarians has actually remained fairly stable over the last ten years.
- An organic vegan diet had the smallest environmental impact, but the single most damaging foodstuff was beef.
http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/nutrition_&_eating_concerns/being_a_vegetarian.php
- Vegetarians have lower rates of heart disease and some forms of cancer than non-vegetarians.
- Lacto-ovo vegetarians exclude meat, poultry, and fish but include dairy products and eggs. Most vegetarians in the US are lacto-ovo vegetarians.
- People are vegetarians for many reasons, including concern for personal health and the environment, economic and world hunger concerns, compassion for animals, belief in nonviolence, food preferences, or spiritual reasons.
- Vegetarian diets are somewhat more common among adolescents with eating disorders than in the general population.
- “recent data suggest that adopting a vegetarian diet does not lead to eating disorders, rather that vegetarian diets may be selected to camouflage an existing eating disorder.”
- even a vegetarian diet can be high in fat if it includes excessive amounts of fatty snack foods, fried foods, whole milk dairy products, and eggs.
- Vegetarians who participate in sports should be aware of their increased energy needs, and should make a concerted effort to consume sufficient calories.
- However you choose to make the change, you can begin to achieve the health benefits of vegetarianism by significantly cutting down on the amount of meats consumed, and making vegetables, fruits, legumes, and whole grains the focus of your meals.
- Vegetarians who consume dairy products and/or eggs usually get enough B12 since it is found in these foods. Vegans, however, should add vitamin B12 fortified soy milk to their diets.
- a vegetarian diet, like any healthy diet, must be well planned in order to help prevent and treat certain diseases.
- A fruitarian is a type of vegetarian in which a person eats just fruits, nuts, seeds, and other plant material that can be harvested without killing the plant
- A British study revealed that a child’s IQ could help predict his or her chance for becoming a vegetarian. The higher the IQ, the more likely the child will become a vegetarian
- Plants yield 10 times more protein per acre than meat
- An ovo-vegetarian will eat eggs but not other dairy products
- A lacto-vegetarian will eat dairy products but not eggs
- An ovo-lacto vegetarian diet includes both eggs and dairy products
- Vegetarianism is based in the ancient Indian and Greek philosophies. In India, vegetarianism was based on the philosophy of ahimsa or nonviolence toward animals. For the Hellenes and Egyptians, it had ritual or medical purposes
- Ironically, the original actor who played Ronald McDonald, Jeff Juliano, is now a vegetarian
- A 2006 survey reveals that 6% of people in England are vegetarian, making the UK the European country with the largest proportion of its population that is vegetarian
- A recent study argues that people who eat tofu and other plant-based foods have a better sex life than meat-eaters. It claims that certain plants influence hormone levels and sexual activity
https://www.vegansociety.com/society/key-facts
- lifestyle that avoids all animal foods such as meat, dairy, eggs and honey; animal derived products like leather; and, as far as possible, products tested on animals
- The Vegan Society’s formal definition is: "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."
- The Vegan Society estimated in 2006 that there are 150,000 vegans in the UK
- The first animal-free cookery book, Kitchen Philosophy for Vegetarians, was published in England in 1849 by William Horsell of London
- The first cookery book to use the new word ‘vegan’ in its title was Fay K. Henderson's Vegan Recipes published in 1946
- Ellen Degeneres, Anne Hathaway, and Gwyneth Paltrow are all vegans
- The first US vegan cookery book, entitled The Hygeian Home Cook-Book; or, Healthful and Palatable Food Without Condiments, was published in the USA in 1874 by Russell Thacher Trall, MD, a founding member of the American Vegetarian Society in 1850
- The Vegan Society is the oldest vegan organisation in the world and was founded in 1944
- founder Donald Watson and his wife coined the term ‘vegan’ to describe the lifestyle of what were then called the non-dairy vegetarians
- The word ‘vegan’ was created from the first and last letters of ‘vegetarian’.
http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/omnivores/
- Children eating vegetarian diets have also been found to have higher IQs than omnivorous children (vegan children have the highest)
- The diets of those eating vegan have been generally found to be deficient in three nutrients, whereas omnivores tend to be deficient in seven
- Meat consumption has also been found to have a negative effect on body odor attractiveness
- vegans actually had higher blood plasma protein levels than omnivores.
- vegan bone density was found to be equal to that of omnivores
- Omnivores generally are not deficient in iodine, but they do not have the protective low levels of aspirin found in the bloodstreams of those on a plant-based diet
- An omnivorous diet may increase the risk of heart disease
- Omnivorous diets include all meats and dairy products
- An omnivorous diet may increase the risk of cancer
- An omnivorous diet may increase the risk of diabetes
What is a carbohydrate and where do they come from?
What is a carbohydrate? A carbohydrate are natural or organic compounds in foods that can include starches, sugars, and cellulose. They can be aldehydes and ketones, and can be converted to fat if they aren’t burned off. Carbs contain Hydrogen and Oxygen with a ratio of 2:1 which is the same as water. In our bodies, carbohydrates play an important role in creating energy that we use in our daily lives as well as certain types of carbs such as starch, that can be broken down in the body and stored in the liver and used as glycogen. There are three types of different carbs which are monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides are composed of single chain carbohydrate molecules that have 3 to 7 carbons. All monosaccharides, which include Glucose, Fructose, and Galactose are all reducing sugars. Glucose is known as the blood sugar, and Fructose is known as the fruit sugar. Disaccharides, such as Lactose and Sucrose are two monosaccharides linked by a glycosidic bond. Lactose is commonly known as milk sugar, is made of Glucose and Galactose, and can be found in milk and milk products. Sucrose is your common table sugar and is made up of Glucose and Fructose. Polysaccharides are composed of long chains of monosaccharides linked together by glycosidic chains. The best examples of Polysaccharides are glycogen, cellulose, and starch.
Where do we obtain carbohydrates and what do we do with them?
We obtain carbohydrates from food which contains three main components, fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. It is very common to get great amounts of carbohydrates from breads and rice. Foods such as cereal, bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, and corn are all great sources of starch which give us the energy we need to do daily activities. Foods that are rich in carbohydrates are usually low in calories so they can keep us healthy but when you add extra fats like butter, sour cream, and gravies, you are increasing the calorie level of that food and making it unhealthier than it actually is. Carbohydrates help the different parts of your body to work together and keep you healthy.
What is a carbohydrate? A carbohydrate are natural or organic compounds in foods that can include starches, sugars, and cellulose. They can be aldehydes and ketones, and can be converted to fat if they aren’t burned off. Carbs contain Hydrogen and Oxygen with a ratio of 2:1 which is the same as water. In our bodies, carbohydrates play an important role in creating energy that we use in our daily lives as well as certain types of carbs such as starch, that can be broken down in the body and stored in the liver and used as glycogen. There are three types of different carbs which are monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides are composed of single chain carbohydrate molecules that have 3 to 7 carbons. All monosaccharides, which include Glucose, Fructose, and Galactose are all reducing sugars. Glucose is known as the blood sugar, and Fructose is known as the fruit sugar. Disaccharides, such as Lactose and Sucrose are two monosaccharides linked by a glycosidic bond. Lactose is commonly known as milk sugar, is made of Glucose and Galactose, and can be found in milk and milk products. Sucrose is your common table sugar and is made up of Glucose and Fructose. Polysaccharides are composed of long chains of monosaccharides linked together by glycosidic chains. The best examples of Polysaccharides are glycogen, cellulose, and starch.
Where do we obtain carbohydrates and what do we do with them?
We obtain carbohydrates from food which contains three main components, fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. It is very common to get great amounts of carbohydrates from breads and rice. Foods such as cereal, bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, and corn are all great sources of starch which give us the energy we need to do daily activities. Foods that are rich in carbohydrates are usually low in calories so they can keep us healthy but when you add extra fats like butter, sour cream, and gravies, you are increasing the calorie level of that food and making it unhealthier than it actually is. Carbohydrates help the different parts of your body to work together and keep you healthy.
In class we worked on a Geometry lab that helped us look at and understand the structures of various carbohydrates. We used different connectable pieces to create monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides. In this lab we discovered that all carbohydrates have a ratio of 2:1 Hydrogen to Oxygen. We used these small pieces and created various molecules such as Glucose and Sucrose. We also did a carbohydrates lab where we had to identify unknown samples and food samples based on how they reacted with certain materials such as Iodine. Something that I noticed in this lab was that the way you could tell certain samples apart was by the color that they changed into after being boiled with hot water. The same way you could tell if the given samples were the same.
In conclusion of this learning period, I learned a lot about how carbohydrates effect your body and how sugar effects your body. Reading various articles led me to believe in new theories such as, if you cut down on sodas and juices and any other sugar filled liquids, you will see drastic improvements in your weight and health. Also, it's never the carbs fault that we are not at the size we want to be. If we had a bowl of plain pasta for a meal we would easily be able to burn it off while still receiving nutrition from it, it isn't until you smear that Alfredo sauce and butter al over that it gets a sudden increase in caloric value. One takeaway or what I'm going to let affect me from these article readings and various research is that I'm going to be less worried about how many carbs I'm eating and more worried about how I can work off the total calories that I need to in order to stay in shape.
In conclusion of this learning period, I learned a lot about how carbohydrates effect your body and how sugar effects your body. Reading various articles led me to believe in new theories such as, if you cut down on sodas and juices and any other sugar filled liquids, you will see drastic improvements in your weight and health. Also, it's never the carbs fault that we are not at the size we want to be. If we had a bowl of plain pasta for a meal we would easily be able to burn it off while still receiving nutrition from it, it isn't until you smear that Alfredo sauce and butter al over that it gets a sudden increase in caloric value. One takeaway or what I'm going to let affect me from these article readings and various research is that I'm going to be less worried about how many carbs I'm eating and more worried about how I can work off the total calories that I need to in order to stay in shape.