HLTH 1020 Foundations of Nutrition Project: Nutrition Perspectives (75 points) Objective Use critical thinking to view and analyze nutrition information from a media standpoint

HLTH 1020 Foundations of Nutrition Project: Nutrition Perspectives (75 points) Objective Use critical thinking to view and analyze nutrition information from a media standpoint. Does what you read/view agree or conflict with what we have learned in class? Can you believe everything you view/read regarding nutrition information? Instructions 1. Choose a book or documentary from the lists below 2. Write a 4-5 page paper including the following: a. Give a summary of the book/documentary (20 points) b. Which book/documentary did you choose? Why? (5 points) c. Who is the author? What is their nutrition background? (5 points) d. When was this book written/documentary produced? Do you think the themes are still applicable today? Why or why not? (10 points) e. Compare and contrast 3 topics in the book/documentary to your textbook. (Example: servings of fruits and vegetables recommended daily) (15 points) f. What did you learn about nutrition from completing this assignment? (10 points) i. What new idea/point of view did you learn about? ii. Will you incorporate the themes/ideas you learned about in your own life? Why or why not? g. MLA or APA format throughout paper & references (10 points) Books - Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser - Diet for a New America by John Robbins - Go green, Get lean by Kate Geagan - In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan - Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver - The Flexitarian Diet by Dawn Jackson Blatner - What to Eat by Marion Nestle - Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch - Why We Get Fat...and What to do about it by Gary Taubes - The End of Overeating by David Kessler - The China Study by Dr. Campbell - The Longevity Paradox by Dr. Gundry Documentaries - Food Inc. by Robert Kenner - Supersize Me by Morgan Spurlock - Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead by Joe Cross and Kurt Engfehr - Food Matters. You are what you eat - Hungry for Change. Your Health is in your Hands - Forks over Knives - PlantPure Nation (sequel to Forks over Knives) - Fed Up - Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret - Dive - Killer at Large - King Corn - Vegucated - The Kids Menu - That Sugar Film - In Defense of Food - Fresh - Just Eat it - In Organic We Trust - Food Fight - Sugar Coated - What the Health - Game Changers