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 Select one of the next two assignments for your research paper.  Limit your discussions to 4-6 pages, typed, double spaced. Grammar, spelling and punctuation will be considered in the grading of all written work. Submit through Canvas.  Grading rubric in Table below

 Nutrition Scientific Research Reviews – Sports Nutrition:

Read and summarize one scientific nutrition research paper on sports nutrition of interest to you. The article must come from peer-reviewed journals, such as the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Journal of the American Medical Association, etc. (Ask me if you need to clarify this.) Include a summary of the purpose of the study, methods used, the results and the conclusion of the researchers.  Usually, to describe a research paper you use “Introduction”, “Materials and Methods”, “Results” and “Discussion/Conclusion”. 

 Popular Nutrition Critique:

Use your knowledge of nutritional sciences to evaluate two sports/nutrition-related articles from popular magazines (Muscle and Fitness, Mademoiselle, American Health, Redbook, Newsweek, Time, Prevention, etc.). You choose the articles and evaluate them critically for reliable information, sound scientific principles, interest to the public, false or misleading claims, credentials of the authors, etc.