Find an article that makes a dietary or nutritional claim.
Question 1: A copy of the online article must be submitted with your assignment (include a screen shot of the article, a picture of the article or copy and paste the article into a Microsoft Word document. A weblink to the article does not count).
Write a critique (in point form) about this article. Include the following information:
Question 2: Describe the dietary or nutritional claim made in your article.
Question 3: Identify and discuss six (6) examples of characteristics of valid nutritional information and/or characteristics of nutrition quackery (or lack of these characteristics) found in your article with direct links to your course readings [6 characteristics with example from your article]. (e.g. “The claim in the article is ‘too good to be true’: the article promises weight loss while you sleep”).
Consult your course notes for Unit 1 and the corresponding chapter in your textbook, specifically:
Consumer Corner: Reading Nutrition News with an Educated Eye
Controversy Unit 1: Sorting the Imposters from the Real Nutrition Experts
p) – Figure: Earmarks of Nutrition Quackery
q) – Table: Is this Site Reliable?
Question 4: Clearly state your conclusion (i.e. is your article an example of valid nutrition information or does it have the characteristics of nutrition quackery?)
Reference list: Include the items referenced in your assignment in any format (as a minimum, everyone should have the article, the textbook (or course notes), and Canada’s Food Guide website listed).
