HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL
Can a vegan diet benefit people who have diabetes?
Consumer Studies
Daniela do Couto
Contents:
Introduction 2
Aim 2
Hypothesis 2
Source 1 3
Source 2 4
Source 3 5
Source 4 6
Methodology 7
Sample of Survey 8
Process of Findings 9
Essay 13
Conclusion 17
Bibliography 18
Plagiarism Check 19
Appendix 20
Introduction
I have chosen to research if switching your diet to a raw vegan one will make it easier to live with diabetes. In this research project I will research the affects a vegan diet can have on people who are living with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, I will also interview dieticians and people who have diabetes to find out they have learnt to live with their diabetes and if it is recommended to change
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This article is a one sided argument as to why humans were not supposed to eat meat. It focuses mainly on physical ideas rather than ethical reasons. It discusses the main reasons as to why our bodies were not meant to eat meat and also briefly compares meat eaters to vegans and vegetarians.
Relevance:
This source is relevant as it could help persuade people who argue that we were meant to eat meat, which physically our bodies are not meant to eat meat. This could help make the decision to try a vegan diet easier.
Validity:
It is valid as it discusses why a vegan diet should be the diet of choice for humans, and this provides further evidence as to why a vegan diet would work for a diabetic.
Reliability:
This source is not completely reliable as no author was given and it is not clear where most of the work had been sourced from.
Usefulness:
It is useful as it provides an argument that is valid as to why a vegan diet is what our bodies are built to process and digest plants only.
Limitations:
It is a one sided argument and the sources have not been cited so it is unclear whether or not the facts are
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I graphed my answers for this question by adding together the types of foods found in each food group. Soya milk was classified under fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes as it contained no diary. Chips and pizza was classified under fats, oils and sweets as they are considered fats foods and therefore contained a lot of fats and oils. Quinoa was classified under bread, other cereals and potatoes as it is high in carbohydrates. From the results I can conclude that meat, fish and meat alternatives was the most popular food group for the group that was surveyed. Fats, oils and sweets was the least popular food group as they have a very high glycaemic index and so they could cause blood glucose levels to spike, which may lead to the person falling into a sugar induced comma as a diabetic is unable to produce the amount of insulin needed to reverse the glucose into glycogen. There was also a big difference in the amount of fruits, vegetables and legumes eaten daily compared to the amount of meat, fish and alternatives. Similar amounts of bread, other cereals and potatoes, and milk and dairy products were eaten