principles in nutrition

PEER REVIEW ARTICLE SUMMARY

1. Please review your notes on the section covered on “The Science of Nutrition” (page 12-17) and pay close attention to Table 1-3 (Parts of a Research Article).

2. Go to a trustworthy website, for example, the US National Library of Medicine’s PubMed, Google Scholar, or Science Direct and select a peer-reviewed research article relating to a topic in Nutrition. Your article should have all the components/parts of a research article as discussed in class.

3. Summarize the research article. Please note that you are expected to use your own words in your summary. Copying and pasting the information from the article as a part of your summary is unacceptable and will not be graded.

4. If you have never summarized a research article before, please do an online search to get ideas on how to do so. Example of a site that may prove helpful is http://twp.duke.edu/uploads/media_items/scientificarticlereview.original.pdf

5. Attach your article to your summary.

6. This assignment must be typed. Hand-written assignments will not be accepted.

SUMMARIES ARE TO BE TURNED IN ON THE ASSIGNED DUE DATE