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Impact of Veganism

In the article " The 14 things you need to know before you go vegan” (2019), Sirin Kale argues veganism has environmental, health, and ethical benefits. Sirin uses various expert advice like Katy Beskow, an author of three bestselling cookbooks and a long-time vegan, Henry Firth, and Isa Chandra Moskowitz, author, and columnist, among other experts, to show how one can go by to be vegan and why it's the right thing to do. The author's purpose is to point out the advantages of going began, its benefits, and how to transition from a meat eater to a total Vegan. Due to the informative nature of the article, it seems to be directed to the general public and those interested in going vegan.

In the journal “Effects of Vegetarian Diets on Blood Lipids: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials" (2015), Wang F., Zheng J., Yang B., Jiang J.,

Fu Y., and Li D. argue that there is evidence to support the claim that vegetarian diets effectively reduce blood levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. They used systematic review and meta-analysis to support their claim. Through March 2015, they searched PubMed, Scopus, Embase, ISI Web of Knowledge, and the Cochrane Library for papers that discussed how vegetarian diets affected blood lipids. The purpose of this journal was to prove that vegan diets are effective at lowering the concentration of blood lipids and how they can be used as non-pharmaceutical means of handling dyslipidemia, specifically hypercholesterolemia. With the technical language used in the journal, the authors are writing to a well-educated audience with some knowledge of biology and nutrition.

In the article "8 Vegan Diet Dangers (& How to avoid them)” (2022), Carrie Forrest highlights the hazards and health risks that a plant-based diet may bring about and how to counter these effects. Carrie uses her experience and scientific studies data to prove how a vegan diet can lead to deficiencies of vitamins, minerals, and other essential nutrients and increase some nutrients that lead to potential health dangers. The author's purpose is to refute the fallacy that a vegan diet is the healthiest and most suitable for everyone and to offer a solution to some of the risks of going completely vegan. Because of the informative nature of her essay, it seems to be directed to an audience with little to no knowledge of the adverse side effects of going completely vegan.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS:

1. What is the impact of veganism on natural and environment?

2. How is long-term health impacted by a vegan diet?

References

Forrest, C. (2022). Potential Risks of Vegan Diet. Clean Eating Kitchen. Retrieved 21 September 2022, from https://www.cleaneatingkitchen.com/vegan-diet-dangers- health/.

Kale, S. (2019). The 14 things you need to know before you go vegan. The Guardian.

Retrieved 21 September 2022, from https:/ /www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/19/the-14-things-you-need- to-know-before-you-go-vegan.

Wang, F., Zheng, J., Yang, B., Jiang, J., Fu, Y., & Li, D. (2015). Effects of Vegetarian Diets on Blood Lipids: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of the American Heart Association, 4(10). https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.115.002408