analyse sources

Cards (7)

  • Nutritionist:
    • Holds a tertiary qualification in fields related to food science, nutrition, and public health.
    • Focuses on providing information about the impact of food choices on health and wellbeing.
    • Often works in community or public health roles, including research, and may design health promotion programs aimed at improving healthy eating.
  • Dietitian:
    • Holds tertiary-level qualifications in food, nutrition, and dietetics.
    • Completed additional study involving professional practice, such as in public health settings, hospitals, and medical therapy.
    • Provides dietary treatments for various conditions, including diabetes, food allergies, anorexia, and obesity.
  • R.E.A.L. strategy to see whether your source is reliable
    1. Read the URL
    2. Examine the site's contents
    3. Ask about the author's name
    4. Look at the links
  • R- read
    Non-commercial sites, such as those ending in .org, .edu
    and .gov, are generally reliable sources. Websites with .com may be commercial
    sites trying to sell a product, and therefore may not be a reliable source of
    information.
  • E- examine
    the site’s contents. Look at the author, publisher and organisation.
    What are their credentials? Who funds the website or app? Check if the material
    is current.
  • A- ask
    about the author’s name. Can you find the details of the author or
    publisher if you wish to contact them?
  • L - look
    at the links. What type of pages are they linking to? Are these
    credible sources and do they end in .gov, .edu, or .org?