Unlike the old days, there are lots of different ways to search for nutrition information you need. But is the information always reliable? In this section, we will explain what the key sources of literature are and how to assess their credibility.
Key sources
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Where to locate?
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Books
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Public
libraries
·
State libraries
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Community libraries
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Online
databases
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Some examples
include:
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Medline
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PubMed
·
ScienceDirect
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Published
journal articles
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Some
examples include:
· Journal of The American Dietetic
Association
· British Journal of Nutrition
· European Journal of Clinical
Nutrition
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Search
engine
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Google scholar
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However, you need to be very careful if the literature you found
is web-based. There are some areas you need to check in order to judge the
credibility.
Home page
On the home page, there is more information could be found related
to the website. Some websites have ‘About Us’ link, which sometimes could give
you an idea about the author or sponsor. The profile regarding the
author/sponsor could help you make some judgments on the website’s credibility.
The reference list is another thing you can use to determine the
credibility, when there is statistical data presented.
Domain types can also help you to assess the credibility. In
general, .gov (government website), .edu (education website) and .ac (academic
website) are high in credibility compared with .org (organisation website),
.com (commercial website) or .net.
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