Why did you choose this topic? Why is this topic important to know?
Where did you first hear about this topic?
II. Summarize media coverage - What are articles on the web, magazines, social media,
blog, etc. claiming about your topic? Do they quote nutrition experts or reference reliable
nutrition sources? Can you identify any red flags?
III. Summarize experts in the field - Find a university (e.g. Harvard.edu), non profit
organization (e.g. American Heart Association . org) or government agency (e.g. USDA .
gov) that provides expert opinion on your topic
IV. Summarize a meta-analysis or systematic review paper - Find a research article that
summarizes many different research experiments and summarize the overall findings. If
you have questions regarding whether the study you found is a review, please send it to
me to confirm.
V. Discussion (interpret and summarize overall findings. Were there major discrepancies
between media, expert, research review?)
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