Deck 3: Evaluating the Reliability of Nutrition Information

Question 1

Nutrition advice ought to give over-riding emphasis to:

A) food-health relationships
B) food availability and affordability
C) food composition and structure
D) short, medium and long-term outcomes
E) the inclusion of staple foods

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Current reliable nutrition information is based on:

A) animal studies
B) consensus views from best available evidence
C) established facts and concepts
D) anecdotal evidence
E) randomised controlled trials

Answer 2

B

Question 3

An event with a p<0.05 would be expected to occur by chance not more than once in how many repeats?

A) 10
B) 20
C) 50
D) 100
E) 200

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Information from a variety of sources can be misinterpreted or misused. It is important to identify the source of information and its credibility. Which of the following articles about the world's population can be considered a primary source of information?

A) Scientific American (science magazine) - 'Human overpopulation: Still an Issue of Concern?'
B) World Economic Forum (not-for-profit organization) - 'David Attenborough: The planet can't cope with overpopulation'
C) Forbes (business magazine) - 'How big of a problem is overpopulation?'
D) Wikipedia (free online encyclopaedia) - 'Human overpopulation'
E) United Nations (global organisation)' - 'Our growing population'

Question 5

The order of evidence going from more to least biased and from lesser to greater strength is:

A) RCT, cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, expert opinion, systemic review
B) systemic review, cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, expert opinion, RCT
C) expert opinion, cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, RCT, systemic review
D) cohort studies, cross-sectional, RCT, expert opinion, systemic review
E) systemic review, cross-sectional, cohort studies, RCT, expert opinion

Question 6

Compare and contrast the differences between food/nutrition and pharmaceutical trials.

Question 7

The largest collection of misinformation can be found on the internet. Outline how you would judge whether the information on a website is credible.

Question 8

Most scientific journals claim that they are peer-reviewed. What is the peer review process and why is it important?

Question 9

Your friend has started to read a nutrition blog. How would you determine if the blog is being written by a qualified expert?

Question 10

You have referenced Wikipedia in your assignment and have lost marks for doing so. Explain why this might be the case.