Purpose:
The internet can be used as a valuable (and also confusing) tool in nutrition. The student can become familiar with the diversity of internet resources and be able to identify reliable and unreliable sources of nutrition information. The supplement industry makes about 31 BILLION, yes billion dollars on a yearly basis. Crazy right?? You are going to be a web critic and look up a website that markets and sells vitamins. You will then critique the website on the information that is provided to us as consumers.
Instructions:
Search the web for a topic that relates to a vitamin or mineral supplement we may be covering in class. For example, Vitamin C and the common cold.
Use complete sentences when answering the questions below, please E-X-P-A-N-D on your answers.
This assignment will help you to achieve your required lab hours.
This project is worth 10 points
Who developed the website (organization?)
Check the last date the information was updated if available.
Are the statements in the article supported by research or other statistics, or are they general in nature? Give specific examples
Does the article support, add to or disagree with information covered in the text or class? If it has not been covered yet, look it up in the text
Does the article present information that is controversial? If so, do you agree or disagree?
Why is the site giving you this information? Is the site providing a public service or selling a product? Is money the prime motivation? Is the information biased?
Comment of the value of the article, either to you personally, your family or your career preparation.
Other comments, for example, comment on the reliability of the source. Is this a reliable source of information and would you recommend this website to someone else?
Attach the internet article with your typed answers to the questions
