Gluten Free Persuasive Speech Outline

Introduction
I. Attention Getter (Hook): Did you notice the products being tossed away in the video?
II. Reveal Topic/Audience Connection: Imagine a lifestyle without those items or your favorite cuisine all because of a protein called gluten that lurks inside the ingredients. It is the enemy of your existence and the hero of your deathbed feast.
III. Credibility: My microbiology professor once stated, “no one can be allergic to gluten.” This sparked an interest and I immediately
IV. Central Idea: The aims of this is to explore the relationship of celiac patients with gluten and the gluten-free diet and the impact of the gluten-free diet on health-related quality of life.
Body
I. Main Point: A. 1. According to UCLA Division of Digestive Diseases “Celiac

B. 1. It affects approximately 1 in 133 people. 2. Celiac disease has the highest prevalence in Caucasians. It is more commonly diagnosed in adulthood. Women are more likely to be diagnosed with celiac disease than men. Transition:
II. Main Point: In celiac patients, gluten causes intestinal damage that may lead to symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, and extra-intestinal complications such as weight loss, malnutrition, fatigue and neurological disorders. A. When food containing the gluten protein arrives in the small intestine, the immune system reacts against the gluten, causing an inflammatory reaction. 1. The small intestine lining is covered by millions of villi, finger-like projections, which act to increase the surface area of the intestine allowing increased absorption of nutrients. 2. The villi are damaged by the inflammation in celiac disease, which results in a decrease in the absorption of food. B. 1. 2. Transition: The rising prevalence of celiac disease led to changes for gluten-free