CRITIQUING POPULAR NUTRITION INFORMATION Choose 2 articles w

CRITIQUING POPULAR NUTRITION INFORMATION

Choose 2 articles written on a nutrition related topic. Evaluate each of them by submitting the information below.

Complete Article Title

Author(s)

List Author’s Credentials

Complete Bibliography

Summarize the main points of the article

Who is the target audience of the article?

Comment on the appearance of the article (Pictures, illustrations, etc.)

Comment on the writing style. Is there any persuasion? Provide one example.

Is any scientific research used or mentioned? Did they mention anything about how the research was obtained?

Is there a Bibliography? How many references are listed?

Are there advertisements? For what?

Summarize: Comment on the overall differences you observed between the two articles. Which article do you feel is more credible? Explain, using at least 3 specific examples.

Here are the articles:

http://thenotebook.org/articles/2017/03/24/district-plans-to-overhaul-eat-right-now-campaign

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-17/budget-cuts-to-meals-on-wheels-could-hurt-veterans-raise-health-care-costs

Solution

Article title : Trump’s Cuts to Meals on Wheels Could Hurt Veterans, Raise Health-Care Costs

Author : Polly Mosendz; business reporter, analyst and a writer. A former associate editor at The Atlantic

\"While we don’t know the exact impact yet, cuts of any kind to these highly successful and leveraged programs would be a devastating blow to our ability to provide much-needed care for millions of vulnerable seniors in America,\" Meals on Wheels America Chief Executive Officer Ellie Hollander said in a statement. this statement and the arising concerns came after a presidential bill proposed by president trump, in which he proposed to give 17.9% cut on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services budget. There is an anticipation that with reduction in funds allotment for the health sector , there is going to be a reduction in the meals on wheels program. The article is regarding the same, highlighting the concerns of the cutting in meals on wheels which is a major beneficiary for the veterans and along with the health benefits, helps to eradicate their loneliness.

Article title : District plans to overhaul Eat. Right. Now. program

Author : greg-windle;

This has been a longstanding program , which had been paid with the grant administered by the Penn state. The district plans to serve the highest poverty schools , and the ones that are in the highest need. Nutrition education is an essential part of the curriculum , which is planned to be removed, also . The experienced teachers , who have been interacting with the students and have established good faith will be removed. \" Sources confirmed that under the proposal, the new hires replacing the current educators will receive lower pay, work longer hours, and the District will not offer benefits.\" This ensure the lower program to be brought up at older costs.

The article on meals on wheels seems to be more credible because of the people and name references included , that include high ranked officials such as :

Mick Mulvaney, the president\'s budget chief

Meals on Wheels America Chief Executive Officer Ellie Hollander

Dr. Ruopeng An, an author of the review and an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.

The sources are more credible than the other article speakers.