Evaluate health claims made about popular drugs

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Assignment:

It is important to be able to critically evaluate health claims made about popular drugs, diets, fitness crazes, supplements, etc. Many adds target our emotions and desires. As future healthcare professionals you will need to be able to distinguish between facts and unfounded claims.

For this discussion:

Find one health/wellness related product/blogpost to evaluate and share with the class. Use at least two of the strategies and resources from your textbook to evaluate the source's credibility. Include the link to the product or post for classmates to review and respond to with their own evaluations.
You should not just summarize the product or your experience with it, but evaluate whether the site is a quality source of information.

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