Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134580999
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Evaluating Health Claims Assignment

Part 1 – Compare Articles

Please fill out the table below with information from the GetAnAnswerNow.com posting and Zinc’s effects on colds (Hemila 2011). Some entries have been filled in for you. Give your overall evaluation of these two health claims by answering the question below the table. Save the completed document as a Word file and upload it to the Evaluating Health Claims Assignment drop box.  Please Either Bold, highlight or insert your text in another (Legible) color to help distinguish your answers.

 

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Zinc’s Effects on Colds (Hemila 2011)

What was the dependent variable? (What was it that the author was measuring?) For example, when you measure the effect of smoking on lung cancer, whether you get lung cancer depends on if you smoked.

 

Duration of a cold

 

What was the independent variable? (what was it that the author changed that caused the effect?) For example, when you measure the effect of smoking on lung cancer, whether someone smoked or not would cause the effect of lung cancer.

 

 

Dose of zinc

What was the hypothesis (what did the author guess would happen BEFORE the experiment was done)?

 

 

What was the conclusion?

 

Zinc doses over 75 mg per day have a significant effect in shortening the duration of colds

Evidence that this was a controlled experiment (how did the author prove that other factors that could give a wrong conclusion were eliminated?)

 

 

How many references were made from reputable sources to make the claim?

None

 

How was this article peer-reviewed? (how many experts in the field reviewed the article before it was published?)

 

This was published in a scientific journal and has peer-reviewed status

 

 

Part 2 – Personal Response to the articles

Write a paragraph (approximately 5 sentences minimum) to answer the following questions. A complete answer is thoughtful, reflects on the scientific method, supports all conclusions with data from your table, and is grammatically correct.

  • How do you feel about the credibility of each of these two health claims based on the authors’ use of the scientific method (or lack thereof)? Use your table to support your conclusions.
  • Why is the scientific method important in humans’ efforts in gaining scientific knowledge?
  • What could happen if people listen to medical advice (from the internet or other sources) that is not well substantiated by the scientific method?

 

 

 

 

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