Evaluating Nutrition Information on the Internet

Evaluating Nutrition Information on the InternetCritiquing Instructions Found on the Web Choose one nutrition-related website from the list under Website A and one nutrition-related website from the Website B list (see page 3). Evaluate each of these sites by completing the chart below.Website AWebsite BComplete URL addresshttp//www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/021313p38.shtmlhttp//www. heavinessloss.com/WeightLoss/index.htmlTitle of website immediatelys DietitianWeightloss.comWhat is the source of the website? Who is responsible for the site (.gov, .edu, .com, .net)?Great Valley Publishing Compevery, Inc.It is a .comGenentech USA, incIt is also a .comComment on the sites authority what argon the authors credentials?Aglae Jacob, MS, RD is a freelance writer who specializes in diabetes education and digestive health, and is trustworthyly studying naturopathic medicine in Toronto.The website does non state who the author is. Genentech describes their work as, they use human gen etic information to discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize medicines to treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical conditions.How current is the website? Provide the publication or copyright date.The websites copyright date is 2014The obliges issue date is Feb 2013The websites copyright date is 2014What is the websites main purpose commercial (to sell), informational, educational, persuasive, entertainment or a hoax?I would put it in more of an informative/persuasive website with a little bit of a commercial undertone. Even though it doesnt pass water third party advertisements to sell you products it is still trying to promote the sales of the magazine. Todays Dietitianis a magazine for nutrition professionals to inform them roughly changes in the nutrition world.To help an individual lose weight. I would put it in more of an educational/persuasive/commercial website. Even though it doesnt have third party advertisements to sell you products it is still tr ying to promote its testify weight loss music. It isnt entertaining or a hoax. The first 5 tabs the website is just trying to help a person start the process of losing weight. It gives you step by step directions on how to talk to your indemnify about losing weight it teaches you how to read a food label. It even quizzes you about fat facts. On the very last tab helpful tools it does tell you to talk to your doctor about their weight loss medication Xenical.Are there advertisements? Is the site selling any products? If so, what is it?There are no outside advertisements but the website does promote its own subscription.No products are being actually sold on the weightloss.com website but it does suggest that you talk to your doctor about their weight loss medication. Interestingly passable if you go to the parent companys website and hang under product information the weight loss medication isnt listed. Only under the for patients our medication tab does it show Xenical as a pro duct they manufacture. add the main point(s) of the website.The main point of this article is that there is a possible connection amongst autoimmune diseases and the over absorption of incompletely digested protein and antigens in the enteric lining.The first tab is how to talk to your doctor. The second tab is all about eating hearty and how to do so. The third tab is about exercise how to create a plan and get started. The fourth tab is to be positive and how to stay positive. The twenty percent tab helpful tools has the sales pitch for Xenical.Who is the target audience? Registered dietitians, athletes, medical doctors, moms, students, etc.Clinical dietitians, consultant dietitians, clinical nutrition counselors, foodservice managers, certified diabetes educators, primary health coaches, and pharmaceutical professionals. Also distributed to hospitals, educational facilities, nursing homes, government agencies, food companies, and correctional facilities.Overweight individuals. Comment on the overall visual appearance of the website. (Is there any pictures or illustrations?)The webpage is bright and colorful. On the top it has a bright green color with images of droplets of water and a ghost image of a fern leaf, to me making it look fresh. In the actual article we see the magazines cover of the issue when the article was published.Its a very boring website in the counseling of appearance. The actual interactive portion of the website doesnt even take up a whole page. There are total of 4 pictures of happy form healthy people and they change when you go through the different tabs.Comment on the writing style. Is there any persuasion? What kind of language is use? Is it poorly written? Provide an example.It is very informative and detailed. There is a scientific base with the studies and theories. At one point it does go into more of a persuasive article when it states that according to the theory Once gluten is removed from the diet, serum zonulin levels decrease, the intestine resumes its baseline barrier function, the autoantibody titers are normalized, the autoimmune process shuts off and, consequently, the intestinal damage heals completely. As that is someones opinion and not a fact, as of yet.Its an easy to read website, no big words. It explains each approximately technical word so anyone can understand. It does put a lot of emphasis on getting the information from your doctor. It is definitely pushing you to go to your doctors office to work up your weight loss plan and goals. When it comes to your weight and your health, your doctor is there to advise you that losing excess weight should be an eventful priority. So talk to your doctor. Together you can find ways to manage your weight successfully.Are there links to other reliable sites such as a bibliography and /or references? If so, how many references are listed?Yes there are references. There are a total of 5 references.No references, but under the nutritional guidel ines tab they do mention that they got the information form 6 reputable websites.Here is a set of common dietary guidelines offered by six case health organizations**The American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the American Dietetic Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Institutes of Health, and the American Society for Clinical NutritionSummarize Comment on the overall differences you observed between the two websites. Would you utilize either of the sites nutrition information personally or barrack it to another person? Explain using at least one specific example from each site. Refer to Table C1-3 in the textbook .The overall differences that jump out to me is that the webpage Todays Dietitian seems more put together and I feel that someone has actually put effort into it so people will take it seriously. It looks more professional, it has better colors, its brighter, and way more open about who is responsible for it. I would recommend th e website Todays Dietitian because it is the more reputable of the 2 websites. Weightloss.com does seem like it has correct information and great recipes for a low-fat diet, but it just doesnt have the references and sources to rear up its information, whereas, Todays Dietitian shows where and how it got its information at the end of the article. Plus Weightloss.com puts a lot of the information onto your doctor, it pushes you too see your doctor because thats the only way to get their medication is by prescription.Website Ahttp//www.gssiweb.com/Choose one article under the Sports Science Library to review.http//www.cancer.org/Healthy/EatHealthyGetActive/index?ssSourceSiteId= vigourReview one article under Eat Healthy and Get Activehttp//www.jissn.com/Review any open access articlehttp//www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/021313p38.shtmlArticle on Gut Health and Autoimmune Diseaseshttp//www.ijbnpa.org/content/pdf/1479-5868-10-20.pdfResearch on time spent sitting related to chronic diseasesWebsite Bhttp//www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/main.htmlChoose one article to review that is related to health and nutritionhttp//www.weightloss.com/http//www.kriskris.com/how-to-lose-weight-fast/http//www.mothernature.com/library/ency/index.cfm/id/1033009http//www.latimes.com/features/health/fitness/la-he-obesity-cancer-20100322,0,2957276.storyhttp//www.proteinpowder.net/