NUTR 11; “Fad Diet” article

Directions

In this project, you demonstrate several learning objectives for our NUTR 11 course:

• Evaluate the reliability of nutritional information from a variety of sources.

• Research reliable resources in nutrition.

• Critique popular literature in the field of food and nutrition and determine its accuracy.

• Research and describe diet trends and describe their side effects.

Just a reminder that for this project you will:

1. Decide what fad diet you want to research.

2. Find 3 articles from the PCC Nutrition LibGuideLinks to an external site. about your topic. One of these must be from a scholarly journal. (Tip: You may have already found one for your assignment the first week of class!)

3. (a) Summarize the “Fad Diet” article using the rubric prompts below; then, (b) compare & contrast the Fad Diet promises with the scientific research articles you found (please look at the rubric prompts below), and (c) provide a science-based conclusion statement.