PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: The purpose of this assignment is to learn how to critically read and analyze research articles. When analyzing the article, be sure to consider the suggestions from class lectures and discussions as well as the handout “How to Understand and Interpret Food and Health-Related Scientific Studies Download How to Understand and Interpret Food and Health-Related Scientific StudiesPreview the document” Read and analyze this article by Chiba et al (2020) Download this article by Chiba et al (2020)for this assignment.
PROMPT: In a 3 to 4-page essay, briefly describe and then critically analyze all of the following components of the study:
What is the research problem? Another way to think about this is: Why was this study conducted?
What is/are the hypothesis/hypotheses stated by the author(s)? If not stated directly, what does the hypothesis appear to be?
A. Who were the study participants? How many were there and how were they recruited? B. What were the inclusion/exclusion criteria for selecting the participants?
What was the study design?
What were the main study results?
Did the results support the authors’ hypothesis/hypotheses? Why or why not?
What was/were the limitation(s) and strength(s) discussed by the author(s)? These are usually in the Discussion/Conclusion section of the article. Were there any additional strengths and weaknesses not discussed by the author(s)? If so, discuss with a professional critique and do not use overly personal opinion-based judgements. A. What conclusion(s) did the author(s) make? B. How can the research findings be applied? If no applications were suggested by the authors, provide ideas for how the findings could be applied. C. Based on this study and past research discussed in the Introduction, what directions should researchers take for future study of this topic?
FORM & STYLE GUIDELINES: Your paper should:
be written in narrative, paragraph format, no numbering or bullets;
be written in formal style-3rd person only (do not use 1st or 2nd person, such as “we”, “I” or “you”);
be a professional critique and NOT contain overly personal opinion-based judgements;
cite a professional reference for any nutrition or fitness guidelines or recommendations suggested in text (see resource page in Syllabus);
NOT use direct quotes or copied material from a source. Instead, paraphrase the source material using YOUR OWN WORDS and cite appropriately in APA format
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use past tense when describing the research;
be typed, double spaced, and 3-4 pages in length;
be in a font size that is Times New Roman 12 point or similar size (easy to read);
be left justified (do not right justify/align, which centers text) and have 1-inch margins;
be turned in on Canvas.