Nutrition chapter 2
it's important for validity and accuracy, enables scientist to control the influence of control variables unrelated to the study, allows scientists to determine if a treatment had an effect
A control group is important for which of the following reasons
peer reviewed journal
A journal that enlists outside reviewers to provide critical analysis of each article is called a
anecdote
A report of personal experiences, not based on scientific research should be taken lightly
scientific method
A systematic way of testing a hypothesis
cohort
in a (blank) study epidemiologists collect and analyze various kinds of information about a large group of people over time
case-control studies, cohort studies
observational epidemiological research includes
search sites that are managed by qualified health professionals
reliable information on the internet can be found by doing which of the following
completed rigorous classwork in nutrition, clinical training, participates in continuing education
the RD credential indicates that the person has
pseudoscience
the presentation of information masquerading as factual and obtained by scientific methods
they are often biased in favor of a product
which statement is true about testimonials
differs in design, analyzation, set of subjects
why might nutrition researchers reach conflicting results who performing similar studies
vivo, vitro
experiments using whole, living organisms are classified as in (blank), whereas "test tube" experiments are classified as in (blank)
critical review by other subject-matter experts, those experts ensure objective research findings are published
list the events prior to the publishing of experimental results in scientific journals
single study, too good to be true, promise a quick fix
major nutrition organizations put together a list of red flags that signal poor nutrition advice includes
research
most reliable nutrition advice is based on
bias
scientists expect researchers to avoid relying on their personal attitudes and (blank) when selecting participants for research and collecting and analyzing data
Epidemiology
the study of dietary and disease patterns among various populations is known as
correlation
when two variables have a relationship they are said to be in (blank) with each other but you cannot say there is a cause and effect relationship
clinical dietetics, community nutrition, food service systems management
which of the following are major professional divisions for RD's
peer-review journals, looking for references in research articles
which of the following will assist consumers to identify credible nutrition info?
true
True/False: the dynamic and rapidly advancing field of nutrition necessitates that scientists change their recommendations in the light of new, substantiated findings
variable
a (BLANK) is a factor such as a person's age, weight, or environment that can change and influence an outcome
experimental
a person in a scientific experiment who recieves a non-placebo drug is a member of the (BLANK) group
testimonial
a recount of personal experiences, endorsement of a product
researcher from University of Illinois who specializes in soy research, did not collaborate in study
Researchers from cornell have written a manuscript about the impact of soy consumption. Which people are best qualified to be a peer reviewer?