INTRODUCTION
COLLEGE
HEALTH PROFESSIONS
POPULAR MEDIA
FUN FACTS
100
Nutrition
What is the study how bodies transform food into energy we can use; effects of aging, illness, exercise, and pregnancy on digestion and overall health
100
General classes heavily focused on in the major
What is Biology, Chemistry, and Anatomy
100
Health professionals:
Who are Dietitians, Food Studies, Wellness Studies, Doctors, Physicians, those with degrees?
100
Those who write in the popular/ media category
Who are major food producers/ corporations, fad diets, "nutritionists" in magazines, product endorsers, information found through magazines, newspapers, T.V., books... all those with personal motives
100
Top three sources of nutrition information for the public
What is magazines (37%), T.V. (33%), doctors (26%)
200
The interviewees
Who are Alexa Zakula, a Nutrition major and Professor Edith Mubanda
200
Specific nutrition classes
What is the application of nutrition, like profession of dietetics, nutrition assessment, and medical nutrition therapy
200
The general trend of health professions writing
What is too complex for general public to understand, has Low "readability", 10 grade out of 4-8 grade, Fact based, low on fluff; aim is not publicity
200
the aims and goals of this group?
What are To sell a product, to get traffic, meal plans, exercise regime, books...
200
One of the steps in food processing to increase sales
What is using paneled taste testers to learn the "bliss point" (levels of sugar with most positive response)
300
Thesis Statement
What is clear to see that the information on “nutrition” in popular culture and media today is encouraged and introduced by those with personal motives, mostly of personal profit that comes from product sales, while those within the nutrition field of study work to inform the public of the scientific facts behind these claims, and their own guidelines.
300
the extent of writing as a nutrition major
What is case studies and lab reports
300
Common topics written by health care professions
What are advertising, recalls, warnings, legislation, obesity, diets, recommendations, case studies, food production?
300
approaches to entice the general public
What are readability, target low self esteem age groups and self conscious women, aim advertisements on children, food advertising (taste, presentation); promise of weight loss, promise quick dramatic results, little work for great results, enthusiastic testimonials
300
a predictor of health food knowledge
What is Education level and minority status; not age and income
400
Goals of health care professions
What is to promote health by awareness to the public
400
popular topics in the media
What are fad diets, food advertisements, magical cures, trying to sell something
400
In an Australian study of 420 women's health magazines
What is dietitians were responsible for 1/5, while 65% was presented by unanimous authors
500
Where one will find fact based information
What is their book, in person, credible journal, website, or magazine?
500
The ways in which poplar media introduces their information to the public
What is pubic media: T.V. commercials, magazines, books, T.V. show/ movie publicity, online articles/ ads
500
grapefruit are rich in vitamin C; manmade vitamins are just as good as natural vitamins
What is not uncontroversial, versus what is
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