The guidelines is given below, and there are three article about nutrition, you are required to use AMA style, follow the guidelines strictly,

NitN: Final Paper Guidelines NUT11

Nutrition research is frequently presented in the news. Sometimes the information presented is vague

or contradictory to other articles, so how do you know what to believe? The overarching purpose of

this group of assignments is for you to investigate and think critically about how the news interprets

and reports nutrition science. You may find that the news correctly reports the outcomes of a

scientific article; however, you may also find that the news either misinterprets or drastically

overemphasizes the size or importance of the reported results.

Note: In order to ensure that all university grade submission deadlines are met, we can only accept

final papers up to 24 hours late unless there is a valid and documented reason for late submission.

For this assignment, you will be writing your final paper based on your outline. Don’t forget to look

at any comments your TA has given you for improvement! The paper must be in your own words.

General Notes:

• 750 ± 100 words (about 3 pages). Don’t forget to put the word count in the header.

• Double spaced, 12pt font, 1 inch margins.

• In-text citations and a reference list using the AMA style guidelines.

• Sources (at minimum):

o News article

o Original research article

o Review article

• You are not required to have a certain number of technical terms; however, if you use a

technical term remember to define it.

• Upload PDFs of all of your articles.

• Upload your paper as a Word document to Canvas.

Title: Give your paper a creative and catchy title.

Introduction: State the overall claim being made by the news article. Introduce the health or

performance issue and the influencing factor that are being addressed in the news article. Provide

information on why the health or performance issue is important, as well as some information on

how the influencing factor may be linked to the health or performance issue.

Body Paragraphs: The body of your paper should first summarize and describe the stance of the

news article. Then introduce and describe the original study presented in the research article. As

with your other written assignments, you do not need to describe every detail of the study. Consider

the important aspects of study design (intervention, dosage, duration, and important subject

characteristics), variables and how they were measured, and the main results. Critically evaluate how

the media reported the science. Are the results correct? Is the significance of the results stated in the

NitN: Final Paper Guidelines NUT11

media reflective of the actual results? Are there other results that the news article did not mention

that they should have? Are there methodological flaws in the study that the news failed to consider?

Finally, discuss the broader context for the results you have presented. There are several different

avenues that you could pursue in discussing the broader context; pick one that flows logically from

the information presented in your previous paragraphs. Do the results align with the prevailing

opinion in the scientific community? The news may have accurately reported a single paper, but

several other papers may have opposing results. Other researchers may have alternative

interpretations of the results or be able to point out methodological flaws in the original research.

The original research may also discuss important interpretations or limitations that the news failed to

report, and a review could help you to develop a better understanding of that discussion. Is the story

over? Are there other avenues of related research worth exploring?

Conclusion: Give the overall conclusion about the claim presented in the news taking the scientific

evidence into account. Also provide your personal opinion on how well the media did in reporting

the science. You should refer to the findings from your original research article and the review

article and draw a logical conclusion from the evidence. Does this assignment change how you will

evaluate nutrition science reported in the media?

References: You should include both in-text citations and an associated reference list at the end of

the paper using AMA style guidelines. Please look at the FAQ on AMA guidelines and refer back to

the Nutrition in the News lecture for full details.