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Name: _________________

Answer the following questions in complete sentences and submit through

the drop-box.

1. Why do nutrition news reports and claims for nutrition products seem

to contradict each other so often?

Because there are so many intricate details to nutrition facts and

information it is easy for manufacturers to spin information to their

benefit and to disparage other manufacturers products. If you asked

five different people/experts their opinion about a product chances are

that you would get five different answers to a varying degree. It is

important that you consider the source of the information before you

deem the information reliable or not. In other words do they have anyincentive to slant the information one way or another when they are

providing you with this information? Because this will weigh a great

deal on what information they give to you or withhold from you in

their report.

2. How can a person tell what claims to believe?

People need to empower and arm themselves by educating themselves

through reliable sources and if they are not sure about what they arelearning then they need to ask other opinions of people that are

educated in the dietary field or health field. In this age of the internet

it is very important that people understand that all of the information

on the worldwide web is not good information. You have to go to

reliable sources such as government web sites like the FDAs, a lot of

hospitals have great web sites with a wealth of information on them

and they usually offer classes for free to their communities about diet

and other health education classes.

3. How does a person know whether nutrition and health information

found on the internet is reliable? www.eatright.org, www.acsh.org,

www.quackwatch.com, www.ncahf.org, www.dietary-

supplements.info.nih.gov, www.fda.gov, www.navigator.tufts.edu

http://www.eatright.org/http://www.acsh.org/http://www.quackwatch.com/http://www.ncahf.org/http://www.dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/http://www.dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/http://www.fda.gov/http://www.navigator.tufts.edu/http://www.eatright.org/http://www.acsh.org/http://www.quackwatch.com/http://www.ncahf.org/http://www.dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/http://www.dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/http://www.fda.gov/http://www.navigator.tufts.edu/

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I reviewed each of these websites and found all of them to be packed

full of information in regard to eating right, what to eat and what not

to eat, different types of diets for different physical conditions and

portion control. All of these websites were relatively easy to navigate

for the average person and the information was presented in an easy to

understand manner with pictures and verbage. I personally liked the

quackwatch website, and I have actually used it before to look up

different companies and reviews of products before and found it

helpful.

4. How does a person tell who to listen to when seeking nutrition

advice?

It is overwhelming with the wealth of information on the internet as towho you should believe and to this I say it is up to the consumers to

do their research and if they are still unsure about a product or claim

then they should ask their family doctors opinion

5. Should nurses and other health-care professionals provide nutrition

information to clients?

Absolutely! I think that it is a responsibility of nurses and health care

professionals to stay educated and updated on the nutrition world so

that we can help our patients. We should also be aware of the

different resources available both locally and on the internet for

patients to use to better educate themselves. Many local hospitals,

senior centers, schools, libraries and senior programs offer classes for

free or nominal fees to teach people how to eat and cook healthier.

6. What role might these health-care professionals play in nutrition care?

When a patient develops cardiac/heart problems they will need to

change their diet, as a nurse I can refer them to the American Heart

Associations website. On this website they have a complete outline

that is very detailed to teach these patients how to revamp their eating

and exercise habits. They even have a recipe section to get them

started.

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If a patient develops diabetes, hypoglycemia or is borderline diabetes

I can refer them to the Diabetes website or the www.eatright.org

website would be a great place for them to start learning what they

need to do to change their eating habits. Many of these websites even

have chat rooms so that they can post questions and have support right

there on the site and the best part is they are FREE.

Most of the hospitals have dieticians on staff and as the nurse I can set

up an appointment for them to meet with a dietician that will get them

started in the right direction.