1. I learned a lot about this topic. I was hoping for more information that was for my view that you should blame the eater and not the industry but the information that came in was opposite of that. With that I learned a lot of new stats about fast food and different views on the fast food industry and obesity.
2. There are many benefits to looking at a topic in phases. One of the reasons being that we can separate our thoughts into different sections. We do not need to worry about cramming everything into one thought and hope everything works out. The down side of this is that it takes a long time to do. If people do not have much time then they will be rushed trying to do each phase.
3. I think that the only way I will approach a topic differently would be coming at it with more scholarly resources. Whenever I use more scholarly resources then I will be able to find out more information that is also able to backed up with facts. If I use the information that I used to use then I will never get my point across to people who will actually check sources.
4. This has certainly made me more confident to discuss different topics. I need to research the topic and learn about it before discussing it with people.
5. The most valuable thing that I have learned about research, is the amount of sources that I have available to me. Whenever I look through all of the reference cites that I have at my disposal then I will be ready to collect better research!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Blog Phase 7
http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/
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The title is, Fast food 'can be life-threatening.
Credibility
This source is wonderful for the credibility test! This article passes the authority test with flying colors. The Author is Mellisa Pang and she is from the Singapore writing journal. This author is qualified to write on this topic because she writes about health related topics all the time. This accuracy of this information is great because the information comes from a research study and the information is supported by evidence. Everything within the article could be backed up by other sources and the information was clean of personal information. The relevance of this article is also good. This information relates to my topic and the audience if for people interested in the effects of fast food on the health of people. This information is at a good level and I would be comfortable citing this source.
Summary
A study on Singaporeans and fast food was done about 10 years ago. This study showed that fast food impacted the health of Singaporeans by as much as 80 percent. If someone at fast food for more than four times a week then they would be at risk for heart disease by up to 80 percent. If they at it more than twice a week then the risk is still at 30 percent. The main standards that can help someone when it comes to fast food,such as sex, BMI, or even smoking status had little effect on the study. During this study, seventeen people actually died because of too much fast food intake.
Response
I feel like this article is very impacting on seeing the health effects of fast food consumption. I find it crazy that the people had an 80 percent chance to get heart disease. This makes me actually think about fast food and the effects on my body as well as the effects on other peoples bodies. The suggestion that people consume fast food no more than twice a week is a great suggestion according to the information and I would even suggest not eating fast food more than once a week.
www.lexisnexis.com
The title is, Fast food 'can be life-threatening.
Credibility
This source is wonderful for the credibility test! This article passes the authority test with flying colors. The Author is Mellisa Pang and she is from the Singapore writing journal. This author is qualified to write on this topic because she writes about health related topics all the time. This accuracy of this information is great because the information comes from a research study and the information is supported by evidence. Everything within the article could be backed up by other sources and the information was clean of personal information. The relevance of this article is also good. This information relates to my topic and the audience if for people interested in the effects of fast food on the health of people. This information is at a good level and I would be comfortable citing this source.
Summary
A study on Singaporeans and fast food was done about 10 years ago. This study showed that fast food impacted the health of Singaporeans by as much as 80 percent. If someone at fast food for more than four times a week then they would be at risk for heart disease by up to 80 percent. If they at it more than twice a week then the risk is still at 30 percent. The main standards that can help someone when it comes to fast food,such as sex, BMI, or even smoking status had little effect on the study. During this study, seventeen people actually died because of too much fast food intake.
Response
I feel like this article is very impacting on seeing the health effects of fast food consumption. I find it crazy that the people had an 80 percent chance to get heart disease. This makes me actually think about fast food and the effects on my body as well as the effects on other peoples bodies. The suggestion that people consume fast food no more than twice a week is a great suggestion according to the information and I would even suggest not eating fast food more than once a week.
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