Hey there! It's been a while since I've posted something, but taking about 16 college credits really does something to any extra time you have. I wanted to share something with you that I've been working on in my nutrition class! One of our big assignments is a paper on accepting or rejecting health claims.
There are SO many health claims out there that it's often difficult to know which are *actually* helpful and which aren't so reliable. The article that I'm doing my paper on is on fat loss, and whether having a diet of increased protein and/or water helps with fat loss. What I've learned from doing this paper is that while a claim may be backed up in numbers, it may not be backed up in research. For example, you may find a whole list of .com websites supporting the claim that if you increase your water consumption, you increase your fat loss. However, I've found there is actually very limited research done on the average population that supports this claim. The keyword in this case is average. My assumption (and the assumption of most of these health websites) is that you, the person sitting there reading this article, is the average person. However, most of these tactics and studies done were for the athlete, upper-middle to upper class, and above-average person (if they're even backed up by research). So, when you're looking for the right information on how to reach your nutrition or body composition goals, I highly encourage you to use .edu or .org resources, scholarly journals, and (of course) Registered Dietitians to help you get the right information. Remember that you are unique and that what may work for someone may not work for you! Take care :) Elena
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