NUTRITION IN THE NEWS CRITIQUE AND GRADING RUBRIC

Project Summary:

Nutrition in the News Critique: Identify, review, and critique a current media report on nutrition news. This should be a media report shared in a popular press venue such as a newspaper, television station, internet or other media outlet in the last 6 months.

Learning Goals Addressed:

1. Define characteristics of a healthy diet and ways to adjust food choices to ensure a healthy way of eating.

Project Details:

Students will review and critique a media report on nutrition. Choose any media report (Facebook article, magazine op-ed, YouTube clip, etc.) about a “fad diet” or a nutrition claim that is too good to be true. Discuss its merit, while paying particular attention to:

• The author’s credentials (or lack thereof)

• Sensationalist speech; claims that seem too good to be true or just outrageous

• Financial issues; is there an access fee to see more information, do you have to sign up to receive the product or samples

Write a 1-page critical (double spaced) review of the nutrition news report that you identified. Include the original article or media clip with your report and make sure it was published within the last six months.