Unit Two: Nutrition Information: Fact or Fiction?

_____ can refer to when individuals in the control group attribute health benefits to a therapy they unknowingly did not receive.

The placebo effect

An experiment is _____.

a way of testing scientific question

A(n) _____ is a report of personal experiences.

anecdote

If your neighbor comes over to discuss a new energy drink that she has been taking to get her through the afternoon, her experience would be known as a(n) _____

anecdote

A participant or animal who does not receive the treatment being studied is a member of the _____ group.

control

The __ department at an accredited college or university is a good place to find qualified nutrition experts.

dietetics

You see an article in a peer-reviewed journal that contains a listing of all of the authors' affiliations. This is considered a(n) _____.

disclosure

If neither the participants nor the researchers are aware of each participant's group assignment, it is considered a _____ study.

double-blind study

A researcher is interested in investigating whether calcium can be absorbed as well in children with dairy allergies. To test this scientific question, the researcher should conduct a(n) _____.

experiment

Since the ____ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of the press and speech, people can provide false nutrition information without repercussions.

first

Both single-blind and double-blind studies are types of _____.

intervention studies

Researchers often conduct experiments using _____, which are inexpensive to house in laboratories and whose food and other living conditions can be carefully controlled.

mice and rats

The expert critical analysis of a research article before it is published is known as _____.

peer review

A _____ is provided to the control group so that the it can be compared to the response of the treatment being investigated.

placebo

To understand differences in chronic disease rates and causes of death across various populations, a researcher may conduct a(n) _____.

population study

In a research study, members of the treatment group _____.

receive the treatment that is being evaluated

A __ would be considered the most dependable source of nutrition information because of the extensive training in human nutrition required for that title.

registered dietitian

There is a risk of _____ when a funding source could potentially gain from a particular study outcome.

research bias

A study in which only the researchers are aware of each participant's group assignment is known as a _____ study.

single-blind

When conducting population studies, researchers often use _____ to collect information about health- and food-related practices.

surveys

When an athlete is paid to endorse a company's product, the information in the commercial is likely to be biased in favor of the product. Such an advertisement is known as a _____.

testimonial

The _____ can regulate nutrition- and health-related claims on product labels, but cannot regulate nutrition and health misinformation in popular media.

FDA

The _____ enforces U.S. consumer protection laws and investigates complaints about health claims used in advertising.

FTC

The _____ is one of the most well-known population studies related to nutrition.

Framingham Heart Study