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Kayla Christy Instructor: Malcolm Campbell English (1102) 01/24/2014 Topic Proposal: Are all diets healthy? Introduction/Overview he topic that interests me is !oo" nutrition# I$m curious to %no& ho& the bo"y han"les certain types o! "iets' mainly a high(protein "iet# his "iet may help you lose more poun"s' but is it healthy !or your bo"y) I &oul" li%e to a""ress the pros an" cons to a high protein "iet an" &hat a!!ects it can ha*e on your bo"y' &hether it is goo" or ba"# + protein is an essential part o! any meal' supplying things such as amino aci"s in &hich your bo"y nee"s# +"ult &omen nee"' on a*erage' 4, grams o! protein a "ay' &hile a"ult men nee" about -, grams#(Me"icinenet#com) .hen people eat lots o! protein but !e& carbohy"rates' such as in high(protein "iets' their metabolisms change into a state calle" %etosis' &hich means the bo"y con*erts !rom burning carbs !or !uel to burning its o&n !at# Ketosis ten"s to suppress appetite' causing people to eat less' an" it also increases the bo"y/s elimination o! !lui"s through urine' resulting in a loss o! &ater &eight# (.ebM0) +lthough this "oes cause a rapi" &eight loss' it may cause long(term health e!!ects' such as osteoporosis' heart "isease' stro%e' an" "iabetes# he +merican 1eart +ssociation "oes not recommen" high(protein' lo&(carbohy"rate "iets because they o!ten contain high(!at !oo"s an" can lea" to "e!iciencies in some nutrients li%e !iber an" certain *itamins# (Me"icinenet#com) hrough some o! the articles I ha*e !oun" on our library "atabase' there are many tests that ha*e been "one on mice to try to !igure out to e!!ects o! a high(protein "iet' !in"ing both positi*e an" negati*e results#

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Initial Inquiry Question(s) 0oes a high(protein "iet ha*e cause negati*e e!!ects on your bo"y) .hat "oes protein inta%e a!!ect in your bo"y) 0o the positi*e e!!ects o! high(protein inta%e o*er &eigh the negati*e ones) Is the pure e*i"ence o! high(protein inta%e a!!ecting your bo"y) 2houl" high(protein "iets be stoppe") 0oes your suggeste" protein inta%e *ary "epen"ing on &hich type o! protein you inta%e' such as complete or incomplete)

My Interest in this Topic I am intereste" in this topic mainly because I lo*e health topics# +nything "ealing &ith your health an" bo"y intrigues me# I am also *ery acti*e an" try to &atch &hat I eat so I can stay healthy# In the past' my !amily an" I ha*e attempte" to try the high(protein "iet' but that "i"n$t last long# he more I rea" about "iets' the more I notice the health ris%s in them# I %no& &hat proteins are an" ho& they a!!ect the bo"y brie!ly# I %no& people attempt a high(protein "iet to try to lose &eight !ast# 3y cutting "o&n on your carbs an" increasing your protein' your bo"y burns !at instea" o! carbs# he human bo"y burns carbohy"rates' !ats' an" proteins in that or"er# hrough this semester I hope to learn more about "ieting an" ho& to "o it the healthy &ay# I &ant to %no& &hat a large inta%e o! protein can "o to your bo"y' &hether it is goo" or ba"#

e!t "teps I plan to "o more research on the internet' in attempts to !in" some reliable sources# I ha*e alrea"y loo%e" at the library "atabase' but I am going to continue searching on there because there are o*er 4'000 articles on proteins# My ne5t place to go &ill be the actually library

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to see i! I can !in" any boo%s' nutrition base" on high(protein "iets or health boo%s on nutrition# I hope to !in" some more statistics' tests' an" sur*eys on these "iets# here are some health !rea%s that I am !rien"s &ith that I &oul" lo*e to inter*ie& to see &hat they %no&#