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Assignment 1:
Discussion 1: Food Marketing & Obesity:
- How would you explain the high obesity rates in the United States despite changes to our food markets? Are we focusing on the wrong things? If so, what should we focus on instead?
- The post must be at least 250 words.
- Include at least 1 outside reference, cited in APA format. This reference needs to be cited both in-text and at the end of the post in a reference list.
Discussion 2: Body Image
- Explain the influence that body image ideals have on eating disorders and other mental health disorders.
- Describe tactics for promoting healthy nutrition habits while avoiding an unhealthy concern/ over-obsession with nutrition?
- Briefly describe ways in which we can improve body image ideals in our society.
- The post must be at least 250 words.
- Include at least 1 outside reference, cited in APA format. This reference needs to be cited both in-text and at the end of the post in a reference list.
Assignment 2: Nutrition in the News
You will search news outlets (CNBC, Fox, CNN, Vox, Science Daily, NPR, etc.) for one article related to nutrition. You must provide a link to the article in the write-up! Answers must be written in complete sentences.
1. Describe the findings from the article.
2. Does the information in the article align with basic nutrition principles? Why or why not?
3. Is the story reporting the results of a single study? Or is the article based on evidence from multiple studies?
4. Was there a study design mentioned? If yes, what was the study design (example provided in link)
5. Did the study mention how many people participated in the study? If so, how large was the study's sample size (# of participants)?