Develop educated consumers of nutrition information

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Assignment:

One of the stated goals for this course is to develop educated consumers of nutrition information. This is especially important on the web, since anyone can put up anything on the internet and pass it off as legitimate, authenticated, accurate information. Distinguishing between fact and fiction, exaggeration and misrepresentation, and authentic and useful nutrition products and scams requires critical thinking and analysis. Learning to think critically about nutrition research is another important goal. For example, we hear that we should be drinking wine every day to benefit our hearts. Does the research really say that? Should we all start drinking wine to help prevent cardiovascular disease?

Before start websearch, check the board to see what products or foods have already been evaluated. That way can avoid duuplication. There are so many products out there that are "scams", it won't be a problem to find one that has not already been discussed.

Directions for Forum on Nutrition Quackery:

Step 1: Do a websearch for a nutrition-related product that makes unsubstantiated claims for health benefits, such as preventing cancer, curing psoriasis, losing weight, etc.or a "health information" website that gives unsubstantiated advice on how to "eat healthy". In your discussion, explain what gave the scam or quackery away - why you felt the site and its advertised product lacks authenticity or fails to provide a scientific basis for its claims.

Note: strategies for evaluating nutrition misinformation and quackery are given in your text as well as in the articles linked above. To strengthen your discussion, you will want to explain exactly what characteristic of the website qualified as quackery.

Step 2: Now find another nutritional product that you feel makes claims that are authentic and based on scientific research. Compare it with the one you found for Step 1. To find a reputable site, you can use the resources listed on the first page of the our Course Content section, or find your own. Be sure that you include the "functional" value - the benefits that are actually provided if this food or nutritional product is consumed as part of a healthy eating pattern. (Do not include supplements - we will be looking at those in a future module.)

Note: Be sure to include the URL for both sites so that we can review them as well.

Step 3: Write your thread comparing the products directly on the Nutrition Quackery Forum , must have two products to compare: one with fraudulent claims or misinformation, and one supported by scientific research from a credible source. discussion should clearly state the differences between the two. Complete URLs for both sites must be provided.

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