Vegetarianism can

reduce the risk of

chronic disease -
against
Zaher Shkoukani, Makayla Hedger, Angelina Rodriguez, Gianna
Macias, Kayla Mendez, Malak Miyed, Dilnoza Sultonova
 INTRODUCTION
A balanced diet is far more healthy than a vegan/vegetarian diet. Although not everyone has the same
nutritional needs, a balanced diet helps to obtain most of the essential nutrients a person's body needs
to function. There are many risks of having a restricted diet including physical, mental, and
environmental. One of the main risks of a vegan diet is a deficiency of essential vitamins and minerals.
This is a big factor in one's personal health, but in pregnant women it can be a risk to the baby as well. A
vegan diet is also harmful to one's mental health. Following a strict diet can lead to unhealthy eating
behaviors and disordered eating. There has always been a stigma around being vegan and that it is the
superior diet because you just eat plants and vegetables, but in reality it is a lot of hard work to
follow this diet which most people are not ready for or educated on the risks of this diet.

-Angelina Rodriguez
 What is a balanced diet?
● A balanced diet will aid in getting you the right amount of minerals, vitamins, and essential nutrients
and is also very important for maintaining good health since it helps you get all the necessary vitamins
● This also means consuming the right amount of food
● A balanced diet includes eating protein,grains, fruits/vegetables, and fats/oils.
● An essential part of having a balanced diet is consuming protein. Protein includes meats, fish ,beans,
and more.
● You should be eating at least 5 portions of fruits and/or vegetables daily
● Base meals around high-fiber ; high fiber or starchy meals include bread, rice, and pasta.
● Not having a well-balanced diet will lead you to being more prone to disease, fatigue, and infections.

Malak Mizyed
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Nutrient Deficiencies
Vegetarians may be at risk for
deficiencies in nutrients. For example,
Should all people vitamin B12, Calcium, vitamin D, and zinc, if
they don’t plan their diets carefully.
be vegetarian? 03
Allergies
02 Many people can be
Iron allergic to plant-based
Vegetarian diets contain iron.
food, which makes it
However, iron in plant-based food
is not fully absorbed by our more difficult for them
bodies. Animal sources contain 04 to maintain a vegan diet
better iron, and it’s more Culture and balance it to stay
absorbed by the body. It is important to acknowledge that healthy.
in many cultures meat is a huge part
of their culinary tradition, being a
vegetarian can make you feel
disconnected from your culture and
having to give up on it.
 What would happen to the environment if everyone went
vegan/vegetarian?
Results: Negative impact:
Alice Rosi Research:
- the data revealed that in terms of water usage and
- significant unemployment,
- 153 healthy adults participated. carbon footprint, the vegetarians and vegans did have millions could be out of a
a slightly lower impact on the environment ( Rosi, 3). job.
- They wanted to find out how their diets may affect
their overall health but also their environmental - The entire world would
- However, in the final conclusion the researchers
impact. not be able to sustain
determined that they have to take into account the
food types the participants were consuming. their diets.
- These individuals were recruited according to their
self reported habitual diets. - -there would be a negative
- individuals opt for highly processed, high fat impact on biodiversity.
- The study included 51 omnivores , 51 vegetarians and products( Rosi,6). These food consist of plant based
51 vegans. The participants were asked to record meat and dairy substitutes. The production and - land to farmland would
their food consumption for 7 consecutive days. take too much time and
processing of some fake meats involve energy
intensive and resource Intensive processes. resources that not all
parts of the world have.

Dilnoza Sultonova
 Benefits of eating meat

● Well balanced diet is essential for pregnant women because if they are vegan/vegetarian they
could be deficient in vitamins and nutrients that are essential for formation of healthy baby
● Meat provides essential amino acids that vegetables do not.
● Contains omega 3’s and vitamin b6 that aid for a healthy brain
● Meat Can be apart of a balanced Religious practice
● Aids in improved overall mental health and wellbeing
● Vegan and vegetarian diets may be more predisposed to negative effects of vegetable’s anti
nutrient properties that further chronic illness
● less susceptible to vitamin and mineral deficiencies typically caused by vegetarian/vegan diet
● Eating meat can decrease risk of food avoidance and disordered eating

Makayla Hedger
Question 1:

What is a nutrition that is mostly found in an

omnivorous diet?

A. Carbohydrates
B. Proteins
C. Sugar
D. Fiber
Question 2:

Vegetables can have potential negative

absorption effects known as…

A- Pro Nutrients

B- Anti Nutrients

C- Phytonutrients

D-Nutrients
 Question 3:

Which nutrient are vegans at risk of lacking in

their diet if not properly managed?

A) Protein
B) Vitamin C
C) Iron
D) Omega-3 fatty acids
 Strengths of our topic

● The definition of a balanced diet means to have macronutrients, carbohydrates, fiber,

essential fatty acids, fats, proteins, vitamins, phytochemicals, antioxidants, and minerals.
● Some groups of people need the nutrients in meat to be able to have enough strength to
continue to live.
● Lean meats are good sources of iron, zinc and b12. Iron in specific is very important for
adolescent girls, pregnant women, infancy, athletes, and menstruating women.
● In religions such as with catholics and the hispanic culture, meat eating is heavily enforced
for the health and growth of bones etc.
 Weaknesses of our topic

● There are many studies that show people who are vegetarian tend to be least at risk for
certain illnesses and diseases. Since a lot of diseases come from meats and fishes.
● It’s environmentally Destructive; I read how meat production emits higher gas
emissions and these higher gas emissions are bad for the environment.
● Poorly sanitation with cleaning out animals - causing illnesses and sickness.
● Vegetarian women are at risk of being sick and birthing underweight babies due to lack
nutritions and protein from not eating meat.
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”

-Hippocrates
 THANKS! DIVERSIFY FOOD!

EAT MEAT!

Balance YOUR diet!

MINDFUL EATING!
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NUTRIENTS!
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