NUTR 313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fad Diet, Dietary Supplement Health And Education Act Of 1994, Dietary Supplement
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Most people get their nutrition information from tv (infomercials, motive is to sell), magazines (motive is to sell ad space for companies that hope to sell), internet (company website, some are reliable, some aren"t). Sources of reliable information translate the results of repeatable scientific investigations/evidence (using scientific methods, conducted at universities or private research facilities) into simple to understand food recommendations/guidelines/advice for public. Professional organizations (. org), government agencies (. gov), trade/industry orgs (. org), food companies (. com). Scientific method: big picture question (problem or theory). research is a methodical process used to answer questions. 2) gather information and resources (observe). gather literature and review it. 3) form hypothesis based on background research, develop protocol to answer that question. 4) perform experiment and collect data (test with experimentation). 6) interpret data and draw conclusions that serve as a starting point for new hypothesis. 7) publish results, report in peer-reviewed scientific journal, explain why or why not hypothesis was correct.
