College students struggle to find reliable and valid sources of information. Valid sources keeps students from relaying incorrect information or reaching incorrect conclusions. “How to Lose Weight” by Krissy Kendall, Ph.D., and Cassie Smith qualifies, by my standards, as a valid source. A valid source should contain academic evidence, a qualified author, and verifiable support for claims. Searching for a key word on a research subject will bring up thousands of different links and articles about the same topic, each a little different than the other. For me, academic evidence (ex.edu and .gov), also known as top-level domains, stand much more dependable and reliable than the basic .com, .org, or .net public domain, in most cases. Few credible …show more content…
To read an article and see a title or credentials near the name of the author or off to the side, for me, verifies a trustworthy and reliable resource to locate information. Along with Kristy Kendall’s name stands her title, Ph.D. Then, located at the end of the article exists a separate link that takes you to an article about Kendall’s reliability and credibility such as: Assistant Professor of the School of Health and Kinesiology at Georgia Southern University, director of the Human Performance Laboratory at GSU, and the university in which she acquired her master’s and Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma.) Cassie Smith (co-author) competed as a member of the Verdant CrossFit team and now competes as a national-level weightlifter and USA Weightlifting coach. Kendall also majored in English at Eastern Oregon University and holds a Master’s degree in English from Boise State University. Both authors of this article hold a Master’s degree or above in their designated field, and both authors maintain highly active and intense training schedules. Articles without separate links or information regarding the author(s) of the source bear no reliable credibility in my eyes. If the author of any article doesn’t come with any kind of source or link of credibility, it becomes difficult for me to tell if the author speaks of true facts in the article or if these so called “true facts” contain only opinion and incorrect
“…So many people want to know about diets because so many people are going to try them, but they don’t work … some weight will be lost temporarily.” Harvey Diamond, author, was speaking. “But let me ask you something – do you want to be healthy temporarily? No. But you want to lose weight temporarily. They’re – They have failures built right into them.”
One of the most important parts of any persuasive essay is the counterclaim. This is where the author states the opposing side’s opinion, and then states why their opinions are wrong. In the article “The Skinny on Low-Fat Diets”, the author talks about the why some people continue to follow the low-fat diet, and why they think it works. It is not only important that the author includes this in his article, but it is mandatory. The counterclaim is what really pushes the article that extra mile to persuade the reader.
...ence, but the author gathered data from those who are educated in those areas of study. Digging deep in past research, the writer finds experts from areas of study, relating to obesity and other health fields. Since the researchers are experts in those areas, this makes their data solid and reliable to use in her argument (Hall, 2004).
...e has a very sensitive and personable narrative throughout the book that transcends to showing how caring of a person she is. That aspect, who the writer is, is very important to me especially when discussing such important topics that needs to be coming from someone I trust and believe in. Since food and eating habits is something that every human all has in common it is a very good book that is able to affect anyone on a personal level. For me it has drawn an even further connection to the things I have learned in this course. My family has always been health conscious because my mother has been having health problems for 20 years so the importance of health and exercise is something that I have been raised with. With textual evidence the class and this book has presented to me I am very confident in my health habits and choices today and for the rest of my life.
Portray the scene as follows; a girl is in the third grade just recently diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid arthritis. Her world is turned upside down with injections twice a week and pills that make her sick to her stomach daily. The pain in her joints is monumental. Prednisone a steroid used to eliminate joint swelling and pain caused her to gain a significant amount of weight in a rapid amount of time. Subsequently the third grade, this girl has struggled with her weight persistently gaining up into her senior year of high school. Now in college, she has had enough. She decided it was time for a drastic change. In order to lose weight and boost one’s self confidence, college students would be most benefited to explore a diet that lessens carbs, maximizes proteins, and allows healthy weight loss while allowing a person to celebrate personal achievements along the way.
The amount of information on what a healthy diet and weight are is almost limitless, and health standards continue to change as more research is completed. Adding to the confusion in the general populace, many different industries further muddy the waters with unrealistic body image standards, massive portion sizes, and food choices that have substandard ingredients that perpetuate obesity and poor health. Although many diet experts will offer that simply changing what we eat and reducing our weight will improve our health, the issue is more complex and confusion about proper nutrition, its links to disease, and diet failures will persist until the food industry and so called food experts focus on actual science and not their financial bottom
Mary Ray Worley does an excellent job of using her personal experiences as “proof” of the points she makes. When she attacks the idea of dieting she states, “Many fat people have made numerous efforts and spent thousands of dollars throughout their lives to lose weight and each time regained the lost pounds plus a few more” (Worley 165). She makes this point and backs it up in paragraph 11 with her personal experience with dieting and how she gave up on it. She states, “After years and years of dieting it slowly dawned on me that my body rebelled when I tried to restrict my food intake. All those years I figured that it was me who was failing, and then I began to realize that it was the method that was failing” (Worley 165). To certain audiences this article is effective due to this kind of approach. It is especially effective to people who can relate to Worley. Those who can relate to her personal life are more likely to believe what they
Are assertions in the source based on reliable evidence? Are sources cited? How are you able to tell? They do list where they get their info from within the paragraphs or quotes.
Faculty Assignment Goal #1: To increase the capacity of youth, adults and families to make informed, science-based decisions which prevent chronic disease and maintain healthy weight status through physical activities and intake of nutrient-dense foods.
Through life we have many different stages to where we are either settling down for a nice home cooked meal or we are constantly on the go, running around our hectic lives, eating very unhealthy foods. Especially in our college years, students are always on the go running to and from class grabbing a burger and fries from a campus restaurant or eating the microwaveable foods like ramen. Many people try to eat healthy, but always succumb to the stereotype that eating healthy is expensive and takes too much time. This is a common misconception because there are ways in which anyone can eat healthy and on a budget as long as they eat proper portions, eat the right kind of foods, and excessive.
... about the practical and useful ways to lose weight rather than believing all the words mentioned in advertisements.
C. Credibility. Another reason why I wanted to present this topic is because it is one that I am very familiar with. Almost two years ago, I was clinically diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. I battled with it for 11 long months, but through an immense amount of counseling and therapy, I was able to work through it.
...omething to go. I found out that college student’s want foods that are quick, taste good, and cheap. The limitation to my research was that I only passed out ten surveys all at the cafeteria. Perhaps if I did more or passed them out at a different location I might have gotten different results. I also only interviewed two people, and a larger sample might have changed my results. Also only observing my roommates shopping might have limited me to what I always eat, other college students might buy healthier foods when they shop. Take a minute now and think about what you eat in an average day and see if you fall into the categories of eating unhealthy with the majority of college students. Next time you buy something to eat take a second and look what’s in it and think to yourself. Should I be eating this? Or is there something healthier that I could be eating?
Cohen, S. (2013, January). Student Health 101 @ Ashford University. Retrieved April 1, 2014, from http://readsh101.com/ashfordu.html?id=ec8bd17d
Previously to taking this class, I had never given much thought to my eating habits. I always thought of the way I chose to eat as one of those things I didn’t need to concern myself with too heavily now because I’m a young broke college student. The way I eat is pretty similar to the way most of my friends eat and when you live away from home, that seems like the norm for people in college. However, after applying what I’ve learned in this class to my life, I’ve realized that the dietary choices I make now affect not only my current health, but my future health as well. So overall, I would say that my eating habits are pretty bad, but I’m working on making them better.