Foods and Nutrition 1021- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 122 pages long!)

• School: Western University
• Department: Foods and Nutrition
• Course: Foods and Nutrition 1021
• Professor: Noelle Martin

Document Summary

F o o d s a n d n u t r i t i o n 1 0 2 1. The first vitamin was discovered in 1897 and the last in. This is the basis for all we know about nutrition. How: scientists ask questions, observe, and design experiments, research results are obtained and documented, research is peer reviewed and if it is good, it makes it into a scientific journal. But one study isn"t sufficient; we need multiple studies where the results are duplicated to ensure validity. This is a study done on individuals (one case) where they are observed over a period of time. This type of study may lead to possible avenues of research. ** case-controls are when a case is paired up with a control (someone similar except a target characteristic) and observed, no treatment given. This is a study done on a population to observe their dietary habits and disease correlation.