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Jacob Sparkes
Mrs. Debock
English IV Honors
Essential Question: What are the benefits of a healthy diet paired with weightlifting as the
Working Thesis: Lifting weights regularly paired with healthy eating habits will keep people
healthy.
Refined Thesis: Lifting weights on a weekly basis accompanied with a diet consisting of
healthier unprocessed foods will make people feel better while improving their health for the
Annotated Bibliography
Ciencin Henriquez, Jessica. "Vegan Strong." Teen Vogue, vol. 16, no. 2, Mar. 2016, p.
108.EBSCOhost
This web article shows how olympic level athletes have decided to shift their diets
away from eating meat and animal products to simply eating a vegan diet. A vegan diet is
a very strict plant based diet consisting of many vegetables, grains, and nuts. These foods
are incredibly nutrient dense but not as calorically dense as traditional food. This requires
them to eat large amounts of food multiple times a day. With this diet change they vastly
improved at their sports and felt more energetic for longer periods of time. Many vegans
claim to sleep better than their meat eating counterparts. The average person eating a
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plant based diet weighs significantly less than a person eating a diet including meat. This
is relevant to my topic because veganism is often not thought of as a healthy diet for a
weight lifter however the olympic athletes in this article seem to recommend it.
Emery, Lindsey. "Don't Fear the Weight Room." Health, vol. 28, no. 8, Oct. 2014, pp. 41-44.
EBSCOhost
This web article seems to be more geared toward women who have an interest in lifting
weights. This article focuses on the misconception that if a woman lifts weights she becomes big
or bulky. Weight lifting generally tones muscles improving physique. This article works to
destroy the myth that cardio is the only way to lose fat. Lifting weights is a very effective way to
shed off the pounds because if you are constantly destroying your muscles by challenging them
in ways they have never been challenged before. Then afterwards they must work to constantly
repair themselves. This requires constant energy and speeds up your metabolism drastically. This
article is relevant to my topic because it is geared toward women who are supported by my thesis
Hines II, Dwayne. "Good Things Come to Those Who Weight." American Fitness, vol. 19, no.
6,Nov/Dec2000,p.48.EBSCOhost
This web article seems like it is based for an audience with an interest in health. This
emphasizes how weight training takes many athletes to the next level by increasing size and
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strength. As an added bonus it is shown to reduce blood pressure and LDL cholesterol while
encouraging HDL cholesterol. It has also been shown that weightlifting advances the way the
body uses sugar after its consumption which points to helping diabetics by stabilizing blood
pressure. The article also notes how effective weight lifting can be in helping with fat loss.
Lifting weights destroys your muscles which burns fat and your body must help recover these
muscles (using fat) then the built muscle requires energy(fat) to keep itself in existence. This is
relevant to my topic because it discusses several ways lifting weights can keep people healthy
Oaklander, Mandy. "The New Science of Exercise. (Cover Story)." Time, vol. 188, no. 10/11, 12
Sept.2016,p.=54.EBSCOhost.
In this web article the benefits behind exercise are revealed by a scientist. Exercise keeps
your body healthy and functioning properly. Lifting weights makes muscles grow and
encourages bone density to increase. Exercise in general improves blood flow, keeps people
young, mobile, and prevents problems associated with a sedentary lifestyle. People who exercise
less are at a higher risk for cancer, alzheimer's, depression, back pain, and anxiety. Regular
attendees of the gym will see the positive impacts in the short and long term. Improved mood
and concentration are other benefits that come from simply moving your body more than usual.
This is relevant to my topic because it shows several reasons why weightlifting is beneficial for
health.
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Purdy, Elizabeth Rholetter, PhD. "Mediterranean Diet." Salem Press Encyclopedia, September.
EBSCOhost
This web article talks primarily about the mediterranean diet and its benefits. As the name
might make one assume, the mediterranean diet comes from areas surrounding the mediterranean
sea in Southern Europe and Northern Africa. People of these regions eat high fat, high protein
diets paired with many fresh vegetables. The fats eaten in this diet generally come from plants
and the meat eaten is fairly lean. Herbs and spices are used as flavoring leaving less of a need for
excessive use of fat, sugar, or salt. This diet is really more of a guideline than a diet but the
people who eat like this regularly lead long, healthy lives. This is relevant because people who
eat the mediterranean diet are extremely healthy which contributes to my topic on health.
Stiefel, Steven. "Live and Let Diet." Muscle & Fitness, vol. 77, no. 5, May 2016, p. 140.
EBSCOhost
This web article covers three diets that are capable of being paired with weightlifting. The
first of these diets is one called a paleolithic diet. Eating like this consists of animal products
such as meat and eggs paired with a select amount of very healthy fruits and vegetables. The idea
behind this diet is to eat how humans ate before we domesticated our food. The next diet
discussed is a ketogenic diet or a diet consisting of primarily fat with much less protein and very
few carbs. This diet tricks your body into thinking it is starving and burns off excess stored fat in
your body. The third diet in this article explains something called carb rotating. To participate in
this diet you eat whatever you want limiting or exceeding your carbohydrate intake to keep your
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metabolic rate high. This is relevant to my topic because it discusses several diet ideas that could
be beneficial to health.