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Group Learning Link (Objective 3)
Chapter 4 discusses the basic biology of metabolism and enzyme catalysis using nutrition as an overarching theme. Further, throughout the text, several disorders and diseases are used as case studies to illustrate how nutrition and metabolism interact to cause medical problems (e.g., diabetes and osteoporosis). For this learning link post, I would like you to find, summarize, and post your thoughts on some current research related to one of the diseases or conditions discussed in this week’s chapter. Here are some general guidelines:
● Because I’m looking for current research (< 6 months old), you should use an aggregator like http://www.scientificamerican.com or http://www.sciencedaily.com to find an article. Other sites are acceptable, but the article should be a periodical, describing a new finding about your topic not a summary or overview of your topic.
● There are many more than two diseases, disorders, and deficiencies discussed in your textbook; you are not limited to diabetes or osteoporosis. In fact, if there is one of interest to you that is not in this chapter, I encourage you to research that. However, your topic should not be caused by an infection of an organism like a bacteria, fungus, protist, or virus – it should be nutritional or metabolic – contact me with your example if you need further clarification.
● Post the following in your own thread:
o A broad description of your topic (i.e., disease, disorder, or deficiency)
o Your article web address (i.e., URL)
o >300 words used to summarize the article and provide your thoughts. For instance, do you agree with the findings, what did you learn, why were you interested in this topic?
● Read all of your classmates’ posts, and post a constructive reply to at least one student.
o Does your classmate accurately summarize the article? Do you also share an interest in the topic and have something interesting to say? Does the article raise questions for you, and what are they?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/
https://www.sciencedaily.com/
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