Honors Students: Complete this assignment according to the directions provided in the “Honors Addendum,” located in Class Resources.
Find an article that pertains to nutrition and health from a current peer-reviewed scientific journal. The article must be an Empirical Research Articles published within the last 2 years preferably, 5 years at most.
Write a summary of the article (500–750 words) and discuss the significance of the information to you personally and/or implications for public health and policy.
Empirical research is based on observed or measured phenomenon and derives knowledge from actual experience, meaning the researchers gathered data on subjects in a population through a particular methodology (methods section), described what was learned (results section which usually include statistics), and discuss those results (discussion section may be called conclusions). Be sure to include the necessary APA headings in your paper.
You only need one in-text citation (in APA format) for this article summary. You may begin your paper with an introductory sentence that includes key information such as author, date, and source. Example below:
Author or Author et al. (Year) looked at …
The remainder of your summary should use phrases like “The author states…” or “This study says…” to let the reader know it is from the same article.
Only ONE small quote is allowed. This should be a summary in your own words.
The implication section may be written in first person.
Honors Addendum
BIO-319 Applied Nutrition
Honors Competency Alignment
The following checked competencies align to the readings, supplemental materials, and assignments below that are differentiated for honors students enrolled in this course.
☐ Make ethically sound decisions that are supported with logic and aligned with contemporaries in various disciplines.
☐ Exhibit the qualities of great leaders who are able to inspire, motivate, and change or improve the conditions within their sphere of influence.
☒ Integrate theory from the classroom to serve within various discipline-specific settings.
☒ Use evidence and research for the purposes of making data-based decisions that are supported by literature from relevant fields of study.
☐ Critically evaluate the quality of evidence and consider all sides to an issue before formulating a position.
☐ Consider the perspectives of diverse cultures, traditions, and worldviews when interacting with people, texts, and ideas