Annotated Bibliography
Kolata, Gina. "ESSAY; True Secret Of Fad Diets: It's Calories." The New York Times.
The NewYork Times, 18 Jan. 2000. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.
This article is a credible source for my research because it is written by a well-experienced journalist and published by a popular, highly admired News Company. Gina Kolata has worked as a copyeditor for science magazine and is now currently a science journalist for The New York Times. The article was published in one of The New York Times online essays, 13 years ago. The authors main goal in this article is to inform her audience that fad diets are not the solution to weight loss or one’s health. The New York Times usually grabs the attention of middle class and upper class citizens with a potentially liberal worldview. This audience would be interested in this subject especially if they are the medical field or tend to struggle with their weight because it addresses the underlying issues and side effects that fad diets can have on you. The author incorporates personal experience, general examples, quotes from professional doctors, and studies from respected sources. This evidence builds credibility because it has a variety of examples, academic sources, and personal illustrations relating to the authors father that helps direct you to the author’s main point but is also limited because of the lack of details that the author does not go into on the topic. Based on my own opinion, experiences, and research, I agree with this author because we share the same views on how there are not and should not be any shortcuts, when it comes to one’s health. I think this article is important to include in my essay because it provides a new insight on my subject and helps support my own opinions and views, without being biased.
Taylor, Zanthe. "A Diet by Any Other Name." Psychology Today. Zanthe Taylor, 15
Oct. 2013. Web. 8 Nov. 2013. <http://www.psychologytoday.com>.
This article is a credible source for my research because it is written by a scholarly writer and published by an online specialized magazine. Zanthe Taylor received her B.A. in English from Princeton College and is currently writing a book on the subject of parenting food. The article was published on Psychology Today, an online magazine, in October 2013. The author’s main goal in this article is to teach her audience cause and effect that restrictive diets have caused in our culture today. Psychology today usually attracts a variety of professional doctors. This audience would be would be interested in this subject especially if they are curious about proper nutrition and would generally agree with the insights and information provided by the author. Taylor incorporates society patterns, a popular magazine, celebrity quotes, and academic information in order to prove to her audience the importance of her point. This evidence builds credibility because it is not just based on personal opinions and she gives a variety of examples but is also quite limiter because she does not seem to bring too many experts or other sources into her article. Based on my own opinion, experiences, and research, I agree with this author because she points out the problem and addresses it in a simple yet educated way. I think this article is important to use in my essay because it discusses some of the exact points that I want to convey in my own essay.
Laskowski, Amy. "When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession." BU Today RSS. Bu
Today, 26 July 2013. Web. 08 Nov. 2013.
This article is a credible source for my research because it is written by specialized writer and published by an academic research university. The author, Amy Laskowski, is a graduate of Syracuse University with a degree in English working towards her master’s in journalism. Boston University Today published the article in July of 2013. The author’s main goal in this article is to inform her audience about the surprising and often overlooked eating disorder, orthorexia. BU today publishes a variety of articles that are generally directed towards young adults. This audience would be interested in this subject because it is a common dilemma that many people especially of college age face and would generally agree and disagree with some of the author’s perspective on the topic. Lasowski incorporates the disorders history, professional centers, surprising facts, advice and academic sources. This evidence builds credibility because it educates the reader with multiple sources and examples but can also be limited because it does not offer many statistics. Based on my own opinion, experiences, and research, I both agree and disagree with this author. I agree because I do believe that this is an excused issue that needs to be addressed and dealt with but I also disagree because I think there may be more information and details dealing with the cause of this disorder. I think this article is important to include in my essay because it talk about one of the many affects that fad diets can lead to.
Zelman, Kathleen. "How To Lose Weight Fast and Safely - WebMD - Exercise,
Counting Calories, and More." WebMD. WebMD, 2008. Web. 08 Nov. 2013.
This article is a credible source for my research because it is written by an expert nutritionist and published by a trustworthy online health service. As well as an active writer, Kathleen Zelman is the director of nutrition at different Medical Institutions and an assistant professor of nutrition. The article was published in one WebMD’s expert columns back in 2008. The author’s main goal in this article is to persuade her audience that there are better ways to lose weight instead of those crazy diets. WebMD is an online health service, filled with different articles, for anyone interested in learning more about the human body and health. This audience would be interested in this subject because it gives an experts advice on a common problem. The author incorporates professional quotes, helpful advice and scientific facts as support. This evidence builds credibility because it gives well-rounded advice, tips from an expert, and information that backs up the authors point but is also limited because she does not provide very many alternatives to fad dieting. Based on my own opinion, experiences, and research, I agree and disagree with some of what the author is saying. On the one hand, I agree that fad diets are not the answer and you should never fully restrict your diet, but on the other hand, some of the advice she gives may trigger other habits that could lead to unhealthy obsessions. I think that this article is important to include in my essay because it both supports and opposes my on view on the topic.
Lopez, Joel. "No Perfect Diet." Openexchange.org. Openexchange.com, 2013.
Web. 08 Nov. 2013.
This article is a credible source for my research because ot is written by a well known Medical Doctor and is published by popular healthy living and resources website. Joel Lopez is well known M.D. focusing primarily on the anti aging process. The article was published in the archives on Openexchange.org in the past year. The author’s main goal in this article is to persuade his audience to take supplements since it is impossible to have the perfect diet. Open Exchange is an online health and living resource center, generally directed toward middle-aged and older adults. This audience would be interested in this topic because it suggests ways to achieve a better diet and healthier life. Because the author is a professional himself he mostly just provides his own personal experiences, opinions and knowledge. This builds credibility however because he is so well trained in his field, which supports the message that he is trying to convey but is also limited because he does not include any other sources to back up his view. Based on my own opinion, experiences, and research, I would tend to disagree with this author because he does not give a solution to the problem that he is initially stating. I think that this article is important to include in my essay because it gives a totally different view on my topic and I could use some of his statements to prove my own points.
Even though I found this exercise to be stressful and somewhat overwhelming, I know that all that hard work is going to pay off in the end!
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