Please complete the following discussion and put a statement/source out of the 13 listed below. Please cite in APA and cite sources.
Choose one of the statements/sources below. Use critical thinking, what you have learned in the textbook, course modules, theThe Limits of Science, and other information sources to determine whether or not your chosen statement/article is based (mostly) on science or pseudoscience.
Try to locate a published peer-reviewed scholarly article that supports the claim, make a reference to something you read in the textbook/course module, and summarize your conclusion in 150-300 words. Your conclusion must be supported by at least one peer-reviewed scholarly article in addition to the course materials.
To locate a peer-reviewed scholarly article I suggest using one of the following:
- UMGC library’s search engine
Not sure what a peer-reviewed scholarly article is? Here is a good explanation:
You may also find this article useful, Science and Pseudoscience in Adult Nutrition Research and Practice:
Statement/Resource Choices:
1. Green coffee supplements burn fat:
2. The blood type diet improves your health:
3. The Atkins Diet will help you lose weight quickly:
4. Talking to your plants make them grow faster:
5. Following this 1-2-3 Detox plan will make you radiant:
6. Forskolin rapidly melts away belly fat: and
7. “Balance” essential oil blend will affect your blood cells and relieve ADHD, anxiety, lupus, jet lag and much more:
8. Probiotics helps you lose weight, especially belly fat:
9. Drinking alkaline water helps fight cancer:
10. Alkaline Water Prevents The Development Of Diabetes:
11. Garlic prevents the common cold:
