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NSC 260 - Nutrition Communication and Scientific Literacy

Evaluate nutrition information

How do I know if nutrition information I find on the internet is reliable?
From the National Agricultural Library (USDA) Food & Nutrition Information Center.
Nutrition claims: How to tell fact from fiction
From the Mayo Clinic.

Identify primary research sources

Key characteristics of primary scholarly research publications:

Author(s) present data and findings from original research after conducting an original experiment
Contains the following sections: Methods/Materials, Results, Discussion {These can also appear in secondary scholarly publications.]

Primary & Secondary Sources - Nursing & Health (Univ. Washington)
Describes what is a primary and secondary source.
Primary and Secondary Sources for Science (SUNY Albany)
Provides definitions and examples of primary and secondary publications in the sciences.
Primary vs Secondary Sources (NAU)
Describes primary sources and gives examples such as clinical trials and randomized clinical trials/RCTs etc.
Primary vs Secondary Sources in the Biomedical Sciences (Drexel University)
Describes primary and secondary source characteristics and gives examples.

Identify scholary vs popular sources

Anatomy of a Scholarly Article
Learn how to read a scholarly article and identify the parts.
News Literacy: Resources for Evaluating News Sources
A guide to help you differentiate between fake news and reliable news, with tips for evaluating your sources.
Popular vs scholarly sources
Learn the differences between popular and scholarly sources.