...of a Vegetarian Diet Article One Summary The first article asks two questions “Are vegetarian students more at risk for developing an eating disorder” and “What are first-year college students’ self-identified reasons for adopting a vegetarian lifestyle?” To find the answer to this question Trautmann (2008) set up a correlational study. The subjects included 330 vegetarians versus non-vegetarian first year college students. The subjects made up a convenience sample. The design was correlational and included findings of qualitative data. The independent variables in this study were the vegetarian and non-vegetarian students. The dependent variables were the mean DEBQ and EAT-26 scores. According to the mean DEBQ score there was an increase in the amount of dieting among vegetarians. These findings lead Trautmann (2008) to confirm “that a vegetarian lifestyle among first-year college students may be related to disordered eating behaviors” (p. 3). Assess This research article had some limitations. To start, the study was a convenience sample of first year students from one university. The subjects were also pulled from a very general class which may not truly represent the whole student body at this particular university. The study would have been better if it were executed in a randomized way. This study also uses a broad definition of vegetarianism and some subjects even considered themselves to be semi-vegetarians. Though this article does have...
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...A vegetarian is a person who does not eat meat or fish, and sometimes other animal products. In most cases people become vegetarians because of: moral, religious, or health reasons. Usually people become vegetarians above the age of 20, this is when you realise and take interest what goes into your body and how it can affect you. Some people are born into vegetarianism because of religious reasons or family preferences. In a religious point of view, most people think that it is unfair to take the life of a living thing and eat the flesh of it. In my opinion I think that, everyone should become a vegetarian and not slaughter them for the satisfaction of the taste of their flesh on their mouth. They are loving things too, most animals do not even feel the sunlight and the grass on their bodies until they are taken out of the rows of their animal and are taken to the slaughter house. Over 56 billion farmed animals are killed every year by humans. More than 3,000 animals die every second in slaughterhouses around the world. These shocking figures do not even include fish and other sea creatures whose deaths are so great they are only measured in tonnes. There are many advantages to your life and the world around you if everyone becomes a vegetarian, some of which follow: Becoming a vegetarian means less environmental problems. The evidence of a USA report "one of the ... most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global...
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...24 April 2015 Why You Should Stop Vegetarian Diet In recent years, along with a variety of "diseases of affluence" increased and the wave of slimming craze, the vegetarian diet become more and more fashion in the western countries. Is vegetarian diet really the healthiest way for health and beauty? The answer is no. Vegan/ vegetarian diet is harmful for human beings. It is obvious and scientific that the omnivores is better than vegetarian. As a meat lover, the complete negation of animal foods makes me unacceptable. Eating meat is necessary for the health of humans. The main reason for the vegetarian supporters that they think that just eating plant is enough to stable the body healthy and functioning. But the opposite is true. The vegetarian diet may cause the micronutrient deficiencies and inadequate protein intake. Humans are omnivorous, in our lifestyle, the several of beneficial micronutrient elements are essential. No matter what kind of micronutrient elements lose; it would lead a potential danger for health. Kris Gunnars who works in Authority Nutrition claimed, “Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) is the most active form of Omega-3 fatty acids and is mainly contained in animal foods. The plant form of Omega-3s, ALA, is inefficiently converted to DHA for health”(Gunnars). It means that the plants cannot provide all the nutrition for body. The vegans would lose many important micronutrient elements and nutrition. And whatever the vegetarian agree or not, the plant must needs...
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...Outline Thesis Statement: Vegetarian diets, when done right, provide more sustenance, health benefits, and nutrition than diets including meat. I. People who take a vegetarian diet live longer and healthier than those who undergo a diet including meat. A. Vegetarian diets reduce chances of cancer developing in many parts of the body. B. The diet provides all basic nutrients and vitamins the body needs as long as you know what foods to purchase. C. Foods rich in protein such as poultry, fish, and meat are found to be more involved in food-borne related illnesses. D. You gain better, lower cholesterol levels. II. Going on a vegetarian diet helps reduce overall weight and the harmful effects of obesity. A. The vegetarian diet is low in saturated fats, and these fats contribute greatly to weight gain. B. Studies have shown those who switch to a vegetarianism diet put on less weight as they age. C. Vegetarian foods are much higher in fiber than animal-based foods. III. Going vegan can be challenging or hard to keep up with, but the results make it worth the time and energy invested. A. While most vegan foods are cheap to buy, you need a very wide variety of them in order to obtain a balanced and nutritional diet. B. It’s very easy to find good vegan foods and alternatives. ...
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...Nungaray How can religion help when a person feels that there is nothing else that you can change in this life? As individuals born into this world, we grow up for the sole purpose of becoming someone inx life, whether it is for a good or bad cause. I suppose most parents aim to educate their children to be someone good, productive and superb beings. As individuals, we are the major composition in the formation of a society. Seeking religious truth has been a channel through which I try to achieve a better purpose in life. Through learning, teaching and joining the Seventh Day Adventist church and the vegetarianism communities, I gain a moral sense, a peacefulness of mind and a healthier life style. In 2007, when I arrived to the United States of America, my life was without purpose or goals. I had to face the loneliness and the sorrow, because I left part of my family, friends and the one that I love. Once I arrived, Hector my new co-worker and friend, was the one that introduced me to a world with religion. On Christmas Eve of 2008, he gave me my very first Bible. When he placed the Bible in my hands, he said: “This is just a book, filled with paper and letters for some people, but as you begin to believe it will be soon become a treasure.” He wrote for me a sentence, that to this day I still have it in my head. “This is the light that will guide you to happiness, you just need to believe”. A single individual in society especially in this country, welcomes...
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...side of the page. You will see a link to view “data sets from your textbook”. Click this link. When StatCrunch opens, there will be a menu at the left called “Data Sets Chapter Menu”. Scroll down to the chapter that is referenced in the problems below, and click on the problem number to open the appropriate data set. 1. Vegetarians and Omnivores. Philosophical and health issues are prompting an increasing number of Taiwanese to switch to a vegetarian lifestyle. A study by Lu et al., published in the Journal of Nutrition (Vol. 130, pp. 1591-1596), compared the daily intake of nutrients by vegetarians and omnivores living in Taiwan. Among the nutrients considered was protein. Too little protein stunts growth and interferes with all bodily functions; too much protein puts a strain on the kidneys, can cause diarrhea and dehydration, and can leach calcium from bones and teeth. Independent random samples of 51 female vegetarians and 53 female omnivores yielded the data, in grams, on daily protein intake presented in the Chapter 10 data sets, problem #10.51. Do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean daily protein intakes of female vegetarians and female omnivores differ? Perform the required hypothesis test at the 1% significance level. a. Determine and state the type of test that should be performed to answer the above question (two sample t-test, paired t-test, or ANOVA). A two sample t-test will be performed. b. State the null and alternative...
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...Pollan gives up meat for a while, inspired by an argument of Peter Singer: "No one in the habit of eating an animal can be completely without bias in judging whether the conditions in which that animal is reared cause suffering" (312). Yet he identifies himself as "a reluctant and, I fervently hoped, temporary vegetarian" (313), so it's not at all clear that the experiment does anything to lessen his bias. As a vegetarian, Pollan struggles with the social ramifications of eating differently. He points out that "my new dietary restrictions throw a big wrench into the basic host-guest relationship" (313) and decides, "I'm inclined to agree with the French, who gaze upon any personal dietary prohibition as bad manners" (313). Yet he'll find himself able to justify only a very limited kind of meat-eating, which likewise represents a "personal dietary prohibition." He then proceeds to discuss his alienation from traditions like the Passover brisket, apparently not allowing for the possibility that traditions might evolve over time. This rigid view of tradition is an odd one considering his plans to hunt an unkosher pig. Pollan then moves on to a discussion of animal rights philosophy. He claims to be debating Peter Singer, but he'll quote Matthew Scully when it better suits his point, never acknowledging any significant difference between the writers. Other times, he'll just quote Singer out of context. Pollan eventually argues for meat-eating on the grounds that it serves the...
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...Vegetarian Cafeteria Service Quality and Students’ Overall Satisfaction with University University experience is rite of passage for many young people. Students often leave their homes for the first time to live with their peers in another city or even a different country (Hendrickson, Rosen, Aune, 2011). With this coming of age experience, come many unique challenges and obstacles. One of the major adjustments to university life for many students is adjusting to the quality of the cafeteria services (Hartwell, Edwards, & Brown, 2011). Students have various eating habits and preferences and it is the responsibility of the cafeteria services of the university to attempt to provide both nutritious and palatable food for diverse student body. With little alternative to the food provided on-campus, students often have to rely on the cafeteria service to supply them with their daily caloric intake. Add to this the caveat of international students from all over the world and the problem becomes even more challenging A unique challenge is dealing with the adjusting to a diet that is based on principals foreign to the student. For example, a school that provides a vegetarian diet would be a unique experience for many international students. Living in such a context may be challenging for them. As such, how does this experience with such a diet impact the student’s perception of the food services? In addition, does such an experience with the food have any affect on the students’...
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...Vegetarianism doesn’t always mean no meat, no poultry, no dairy, no fish, and no seafood; there are different types of vegetarians and each type has different food restrictions. There can be confusion regarding vegetarianism, the lifestyle a vegetarian lives and the diet they follow. Some people may wonder what vegetarians eat, what they do not eat, and how they stay healthy and survive without the proteins and nutrients from meat and other animal products. Since there is more than one type of vegetarian there is no clear answer for the questions of what they eat, what they avoid and how they stay healthy; because each type of vegetarian follows different guidelines in their life which gives them different choices of items to consume. Some types of vegetarians eat meat and animal by-products; others may avoid meat but consume some animal by-products, while others may be more restrictive in their diet and avoid any types of meat and animal by-products. Regardless of the type of vegetarian an individual is every type follows the same main diet which focuses on large amounts of leafy greens, vegetables, fruits, healthy and whole grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts. Vegetarians fill their diets with protein packed grains such as quinoa, couscous, bulgur wheat, barley, and brown rice; they also ensure that they receive large amounts of proteins by eating large servings of legumes such as beans, lentils, and chick peas, to substitute for missing the proteins for restricted or limited...
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...Applied Business Statistics FINAL Examination 1. The t distribution A) assumes the population is normally distributed. B) approaches the normal distribution as the sample size increases. C) has more area in the tails than does the normal distribution. D) All of the above. 2. Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1,000, 2,100). Give a definition of what it means to be "95% confident" in an inference. A) In repeated sampling, the population parameter would fall in the given interval 95% of the time. B) In repeated sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean. C) 95% of the observations in the entire population fall in the given interval. D) 95% of the observations in the sample fall in the given interval. 3. In the construction of confidence intervals, if all other quantities are unchanged, an increase in the sample size will lead to a wider interval. A) narrower B) wider C) less significant D) biased 4. An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1,000. A random sample of 50 individuals resulted in an average income of $15,000. What is the upper end point in a 99% confidence interval for the average income? A) $15,052 B) $15,141 See worksheet C) $15,330 D) $15,364 5. A prison official wants to estimate the proportion of cases of recidivism. Examining...
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...Eng 120 Section 33040 “The Negatives of Farm Factories” Running a successful vegetarian restaurant does not just include great taste in food but also knowledge of what makes your food better then others. “It takes 5,000 gallons of water to produce one pound of meat while growing one pound of wheat takes only 25 gallons”. The number of people who want to help the environment is growing but many of them do not know how to give a helping hand. There are many things out there that can be done to help the planet from self-destruction, but one of the best ways would be to consider a life of vegetarianism. Farm factories are having many negative impacts on our planet. Farm factories impact the environment from the use of land, water and even waste handling. Many bodies of waters are being contaminated by animal waste because many farm factories chose to dispose of it in small bodies of water. Waters across the country are now being threatened by the exposure of too much waste. The waste that is being released into the water contains phosphorus and nitrogen. When water is exposed to too much of these two nutrients it sometimes robs water from oxygen. When oxygen is robed from water, it can lead to the death of many sea animals. Many people might think that these are not major concerns since its estimated that the US produces a staggering 243 million tons of waste...
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...Social and Technological Factors 28 4.5 Segmentation - Defining the target group 31 4.6 Five Forces Model 33 4.7 Conclusion - Final Analysis 35 5.0 Discussions 36 6.0 Conclusions 36 7.0 Bibliography 37 8.0 Appendices 40 8.1 Questionnaire 40 8.2 Statistical analysis example 42 8.4 Boston growth share matrix 45 8.5 Ansoff Matrix 47 8.6 Daloon Portofolio 47 8.7 Social Contract 49 8.8 Log book 50 Executive summary Daloon A/S, henceforth just Daloon, was formed in 1960 with the name of Van’s Product by the founder Sai-Chiu Van. Mr. Van started his business in his private cellar where he produced spring rolls that he later sold in Tivoli garden in Copenhagen. In 1964 the company changed their name to Daloon which means “the big dragon” in Chinese since dragons are known for being friendly towards humans. Daloon has continued to grow and today they have their products sold in several European countries with their main business in UK, Germany, and Scandinavia. The company also has significant export markets in France, Finland, Spain, Austria and Switzerland. Daloon is a major brand throughout Europe within the frozen ethnic snacks market and is in fact the largest manufacturer of spring...
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...any modern human can still be, and this leads me to think that forbidding of meat eating is just as unethical as, some may think, eating it is. Humans are carnivores designed to eat meat. The evidence of thorough research proves that the human body is more of the carnivore than herbivore. The length of our digestive tract is similar to carnivores’. Our stomachs produce hydrochloric acid that breaks down a variety of food by activating protein-splitting enzymes. The HCL is nowhere to be found in herbivores’ organisms. Also, the presence of the multiple stomachs declares a tremendous difference between us and herbivores. These few and a lot more differences destroy the popular claim that people should follow a non-meat diet. The answer to what we should eat is deeply encoded in the structure of our bodies (Comparison Between). The studies also show that going back to Stone Age nutritional habits can be very beneficial. Dr. Staffan Lindeberg, an expert in this field, proved one of its advantages in his research in 2007 on people with type 2 diabetes. Among people who were put on a Stone Age diet and those who were on Mediterranean diet (mostly fruits and vegetables) for the duration of three months, 26 percent drop of blood sugar was noticed in the Hunter-Gatherer eaters (Eat like a Hunter). “The evolution hasn’t been going on for long enough to adjust human’s...
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...rainforests. Millions of hectares of trees have been killed to feed animals. For example, 25 million acres of Amazon rainforests have become grazing land for beef cattle. That means we will lose the normal factory for fresh air. In addition, elimination of forests contributes to global warming. Moreover, the two substantial greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane, which contribute to global warming. Millions of tons of these major greenhouse gases are produced by cow farms each year. Consequently, air pollution spreads from losing the plants. According to the unit on climate change by the United Nations Environment Program, "Belching, flatulent livestock emit 16 percent of the world's annual production of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas." Paul McCartney shares that, "If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat. That's the single most important thing you could do" (Another Inconvenient Truth: Meat is a Global...
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...The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals Scrutinizing the ethical factors concerning the “eating of animals,” Michael Pollan asserts that “most domesticated animals cannot survive the wild” (Pollan 310) and “without us eating them, they simply wouldn’t exist at all.” (Pollan 310) Furthermore, he makes an attempt to refute Peter Singer’s cultural and philosophical affirmations about the “exploitation of non-humans,” (Pollan 309) especially when Singer endeavors to show the “speciest” mentality (as Pollan calls it) that our society has towards non-humans, thus raising the question on whether the “principle of equality” (Pollan 308) can be fairly utilized between humans and nonhumans. A vegetarian lifestyle is, by all means, no...
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