Author / Location Year Study Design Population and Sample size
Author / Location Year Study Design Population and Sample size
Specifics of groups or people involved i.e. gender, age. Number of participants / articles Intervention
Note: not all study designs include an intervention Results / Conclusion
What was found and concluded?
Report
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Student name:
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Introduction
Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (AGHE) recommendations
Current situation
Weighing up the evidence
Conclusion
References
Report
Task description
For this assignment you will write a 2,000-word report using formal academic language, in which you will use the peer reviewed literature to discuss the following statement:
'Meatsshould be avoided as it is a major contributor to the development of health problems such as cardiovascular disease and cancer'
Your response should reflect the current evidence based onsix (6) scientifically crediblesources published in the last seven (7) years in peer-reviewed journals (2016 - current).
The assessment addresses the following course objectivesDemonstrate knowledge in the key areas and topics in nutrition and health.
Demonstrate knowledge of research methodologies employed in nutrition and health studies.
Find and interpret information relevant to nutrition and health with respect to its accuracy, reliability and relevance.
Develop communication skills using different media for different audiences (professional, scientific and public).
Instructions
Your report must be structured with the subheadings indicated below and address the requirements of each section. To assist you with structuring your report we have provided areport template.There is also an approximate word count allocated to each part which you need to follow. If you are over or under the total word count (2000 words) by 10% or more marks will be deducted. The word count DOES include in-text referencing and headings and DOES NOT include diagrams, tables, legends and reference listsexcept for the literature summary table.
This assessment requires referencing. These should be formatted using theHYPERLINK "https://www.library.unisa.edu.au/referencing-roadmap/" t "_blank"UniSA Harvard Referencing systemorAPA 7 referencing systemfor in-text references and your reference list for ALL material which is not your own. This includes academic references, quality primary sources e.g. government websites. images apart from your own, and online articles.Colloquial/layperson websites such as healthline.com and betterhealth.gov.au are NOT appropriate academic sources.
When considering references for your answers, you may use the course readings, but are also expected to research information more widely and refer to additional literature. Remember that in many instances the videos provided in the weekly materials are for teaching and illustrative purposes, so it is expected that you use scholarly publications for your assessments rather than reference these sources.
Part 1: Introduction:write a short introduction (approx. 150 words) which explains the purpose, the structure of your report and what you will cover in each sectionPart 2: Definition and AGHE recommendations:provide a definition of what is meant by meat'. Please think of thisdefinitionoutside of what is included in themeat& poultry, fish, eggs etc food group. 'Meat' can be defined more broadly than just leanmeats. TheFood Standards Australia New Zealandcode will help with this.Then discuss the recommendations of theAustralian Guide to Healthy Eatingfor the consumption of meats for Australian adults (19+ years), the reasons for creating this specific category and what a serve from this category represents (approx. 400 words).Support your response with at least one relevant credible source.
Part 3: Current situation:describe the situation in Australia with regard to the amounts of meatAustralian Adults typically consume. You must include at least two academic or credible sources such as government reports to support your response (approx. 300 words).
Part 4: Weighing up the evidence (1000 words)
In this section you will first summarise the six peer reviewed journal articles you have chosen in theliterature summary tableto help you organise the information and your thinking about the readings. This table is included in the word count (approx. 500 words).You are required toinclude six peer reviewed journal articles(original research articles) which you have found through your own research that support or do not support the statement'Meatsshould be avoided as it is a major contributor to the development of health problems such as cardiovascular disease and cancer'.We encourage you to select studies based on the NHMRC pyramid of evidence, as discussed inweek 4 (4.2).During Weeks 7 and 8 you will have the opportunity to book an appointment with one of the Online Tutors to review your draft literature summary table.
Then in the text you willcompare and contrastthe evidence from thesix (6) scientifically crediblesources published in the last seven (7) years (2016 - current) in peer-reviewed journals to support your claims (approx. 500 words).
Part 5: Conclusion:in this section you will summarise the findings of the report based on your investigation of the literature (approx. 150 words).
Part 6: References
Advice
As you prepare your report, remember to integrate feedback from Portfolio Task 3, and refer to theAssessment 1 Report rubricwhich explains how your assessment will be marked. The videos in Week 4.1, the self review activity in Week 4.2 and the video linked below in the assessment resources will also help you with extracting relevant information from the articles you find.
Resources
Click on the link to go to thereport resourcessection. This includes information on how to write a report, how to identify study design and reviews, and a library guide to help you with your research and compare and contrast section. There is alsoasummary of literature table templatefor you to use.Thiswebsitealso contains some great phrases and ideas for how to effectively compare and contrast in your writing.
Academic integrity is the foundation of university life and is fundamental to the reputation of UniSA and its staff and students. The University of South Australia expects students to demonstrate the highest standards of academic integrity. An important part of practising integrity in academic work is showing respect for other people's ideas, and being honest about how they have contributed to your work. This means taking care not to represent the work of others as your own. Using another person's work without proper acknowledgement is considered Academic Misconduct. Use this link to see guidelines in relationacademic integrity.
Video: How to Read Peer-Reviewed Literature
The following video (29:44) steps you through how to read peer-reviewed literature and extract relevant information to fill in a literature summary table.
