Sports Nutrition Assignment

Sports Nutrition Assignment

Overview:

Choose a research article from a peer-reviewed scientific journal that examines the effectiveness of a nutritional supplement or some aspect of exercise performance in ATHLETES.

The article must be a report of a specific study, not one that contains comparisons of multiple studies such as a literature review, systematic review, or meta-analysis)

Instructions:

1.) Pick a research article from a peer-reviewed scientific journal which has been published within the past 5 years.

2.) Write a 1-2-page double-spaced review of the article in MLA format.

 

TIPS:

I. Pick a study which contains human subjects and not animals

Il. Describe the function of the nutritional supplement and pathophysiology behind its function.

IIl. Describe the purpose, main methods, what major findings of the study were and what the

authors/researchers concluded.

IV. Critique the study by stating the positive/negative of the study and what the limitations are.

*Turn a copy of the article with your paper