Evaluating nutrition information
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This document discusses evaluating nutrition information using the scientific method. It outlines three types of experiments used to study nutrition: observations through clinical trials of diet and health relationships; animal studies to evaluate the effect of dietary changes on health; and biochemistry and molecular biology studies of cells and molecules. Reliable nutrition information comes from sound scientific experiments that use these methods and the scientific process.
Evaluating nutrition information
- 2. Learning Objectives Explain how the scientific method is used in nutrition. Discuss three different types of experiments used to study nutrition. Describe the components of a sound scientific experiment. Distinguish between reliable and unreliable nutrition information.
- 3. The Scientific Method 3 Types of Experiments used to study nutrition Observations: Clinical trials that study relationships b/w diet and health. Animal Studies Evaluate the effect of a particular dietary change on health. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology- studies cells or molecules.
- 4. The Scientific Method Observations
- 5. Animal Studies Animal To Human
- 6. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Thesetechniques can be used to study nutrient functions in the body. For example, biochemists can study the chemical reactions that generate energy and synthesize molecules, such as cholesterol, and molecular biology can be used to study how nutrients regulate our genes.