Mariah Paulson
13 June 2019
Topic: Ketogenic Diet
Specific Purpose Statement: To inform my audience on both the pros and cons of a ketogenic diet.
Introduction:
A. Attention Grabber: What if I told you guys there happens to be a way to eat bacon all day long and still lose fat. Okay, maybe it is not exactly this case, however, it is similar, and it is called the ketogenic diet; keto for short.
B. Thesis: Initiating on how the diet works/what it is, the types of food you need to eat, and its benefits and non-benefits.
C. Credibility Statement: I have been researching this topic for months, however, have heard it up rise tremendously throughout the last few years.
D. Purpose/Significant Statement: I am sure 99.9% of us have been on some sort of diet or better yet contemplated going on a diet but could not quite grasp the concept behind why it was purposeful.
E. Preview of Main Points: I will discuss in detail what Ketogenic diet is, how it is useful for both health and overall stability, and the cons that could correlate within.
[Transition Statement: First and foremost, I will inform you guys on the reasoning why us individuals contemplate dieting on a given day]
Body:
A. Main Point 1: What exactly is the Ketogenic Diet and how does it affect the body?
a. Keto is a low carb high fat diet.
i. In contrast to typical diets, where in order to lose fat you must eat less fat, the fat takes up roughly 70% of your nutrient intake.
ii. Recommends eating less than 25g of carbs a day.
b. The body happens to go into a process called ketosis.
i. Body becomes better at using fat as stored energy, not just the fat that you eat but the fat that...
