Currency of the information
The information on this web page was published and revised in September 8, 2016. On the web page all of the information is derived by current findings. This site is still accessible and more information can be found accessing the CDC database.
Relevance of the information
This information is relevant because it is informing people in general on educating healthy eating. The information is not overbearing and is organized so viewers no what they are reading and understand it. Coming to this source, I immediately knew the CDC is a credible source because they are an agency that makes a large impact in our public health. I felt this website was appropriate to my research because not only does it lay out information for my program, but it can lead me to other information relating to the same topic.I would be comfortable using this source in my research paper because it is a valid source and gives me new health insight I can use for information provided in my program.
Authority of the sources
This site does not specify who wrote the information or provide direct sources. Because it comes from the CDC, they are already regarded as a valid public health source of information. The site does say they did get their information and knowledge mostly from the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity. Also from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Accuracy of the information
Even though the information comes from the Division of Nutrition, and the National Center for Chronic Disease, it does not display evidence directly onto the site for people to view. I believe by looking at the information they used, they expect the users to look into the evidence and see if it is valid. Both sources they use are valid sources for Public Health knowledge. The information is unbiased and its only purpose is to inform people on healthy nutritional tips. The site has no spelling, grammar, and typo errors.
Purpose of the information
The purpose of this information is to just inform people on nutritional eating, but gives helpful tips on what behaviors to take away and what new methods of eating healthy are discovered. While the information is meant to be informative, it does try to persuade readers to adopt these nutritional understanding and push people to look more into nutrition education. All the information provided is factual and nothing is opinionated, and its purpose to teach people is clear in its display of tips.
Perception of the information
I did feel the information was accurate and reliable to use, but after going through the checklist, my confidence with this being a reliable source of information to use for a research paper did go down. Even though I can browse through the site I realize it is only meant to skim the surface when discussing my program, and sources that the site discusses should be the ones used.
The way I would use this information for a research article or course assignment is to use it not to detail out program information, but as a reference mentioning tips or suggestions used. It can be used as an example of tips I would give to people to educate themselves on healthy eating.
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Control And Prevention, C. D. (2016). Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight. Center for Disease
Control and Prevention. Retrieved from
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/healthy_eating/index.html.
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