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research_paper_3_page_gluten.docGluten Free Research Paper Topic
This writing assignment is designed to provide opportunities for the student to find, evaluate, select, synthesize, organize, cite, and present information and arguments clearly and effectively for understanding scientific issues on personal, societal, and global levels.
Your Grandma’s best friend has been trying to convince her to remove gluten from her diet to lose weight and feel better. She knows some people believe gluten free diets improve health while others say it is just a fad. She is a smart lady, but it has been a while since she read up on biology and nutrition. As her biologically literate grandchild, she contacts you for advice. She wants to know – is a gluten free diet beneficial to her overall health? Should she remove gluten from her diet if she does not have an allergy or sensitivity to it? Your response to her needs to be clear and concise as well as understandable by a non-scientist.
In a response to your Grandma, include the following (1-2 paragraphs for each point, total length will be about 3 pages):
· What is gluten? What types of foods contain gluten?
· What is Celiac’s disease? How common is it? How is it diagnosed?
· What are the advantages and disadvantages of a gluten free diet for people that do not have a gluten allergy or sensitivity?
· What are the nutritional deficiencies that a person with a gluten free diet needs to consider?
· What should your Grandma do – eliminate gluten from her diet or keep it? Explain your reasoning.
Make sure to read the following article from The Guardian:
“Gluten-free: health fad or life saving diet?” By Emine Saner, February 25, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/feb/25/gluten-free-diet-life-saving-fad
You must use and reference at least two additional sources for this paper besides The Guardian article listed above (making the minimum references for your paper 3). Keep in mind that your paper should be well supported by evidence and having a good number of quality sources will help in this regard.
It is important that your paper be thoroughly researched and clearly written. You should define all your terms and be concise (1,200 words maximum). This assignment is designed to give you the experience of applying your knowledge of biology to a current controversy or topic of interest. You will use the same sort of method that you will later use as an informed citizen and consumer when making decisions that involve biology.
Other resources
Primary Sources : You will find information in the “primary literature,” which is where the research was originally published. Examples of the primary literature include Science, Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy, and Genetics.
Secondary Sources : You may also find relevant articles in recent newspapers, popular magazines, or popular science journals. These are referred to as “secondary” sources, since they describe research that was published elsewhere. Examples of these include The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Time, Scientific American, Discover, New Scientist, and Science News.
Websites : If you choose to use a website, be aware that most websites are not peer-reviewed, and often present inaccurate information. Examples of excellent websites include those of the National Academy of Science, the National Institute of Health, the Centers for Disease Control, and WebMD. If you are unsure of the appropriateness of a website, check with your instructor. Alternatively, the CSUF library has an excellent guide to evaluating websites at http://library.fullerton.edu/ under Guides for Undergraduates.
The structure of your response
· Be sure to cover all five points mentioned above and define all technical terms that you use.
· Your paper must not exceed 1200 words (not including references). Your paper should be double-spaced with one-inch margins, using 12 point Times New Roman font. No cover page is required.
· You are not allowed to include any quotes in your paper. All of your writing must be original. You must paraphrase ideas from the literature, even if you provide an in-text citation.
· Information and ideas that are paraphrased must be accompanied by proper in-text citations in the body of your paper and a corresponding reference in APA format.
· You need to review your paper for format, spelling, grammar and usage errors before you submit it, or you will lose points.
· Please also review the grading rubric on Titanium before submitting your paper to make sure that you have done everything you can to receive a good grade.
Guidelines for Citing References
In-Text Citations
In-text citations should be in APA format. You can find a summary of APA guidelines for your reference page at: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Reference Page
Your bibliography should be formatted using APA (American Psychological Association) guidelines. You can find a summary of APA guidelines for your reference page at:
