This week for me has been long. I really enjoyed however the class discussion. I enjoyed and appreciated the comments to my discussion. It was funny also that I happened to be watching that episode of The View at that moment. The alternative sources assignment was not to bad and was also interesting also. It was kind of nice listening to something on my topic instead of just reading. One can only read, and blog, so much. I am glad we are nearing the end. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I really had a hard time with the last two assignments we had to post to the blog. I am still really bad at writing annotations and they seemed really long for only being worth 5 points. The only thing that I considered was that it would be part of my pathfinder with just a few modifications so if I finish them it will make putting that together a little easier. I hope.
Shirley
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Source Selections Week 8
Shirley Courson
Research in the 21st Century
Sources Selections
Reference:
"Obesity." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 5 Feb. 2008
This article does not name the author so I do not know of his or her authority or background. This article if very useful because it defines obesity by explaining the difference between overweight and obese. Another aspect of this article is the information about all the different causes of obesity. The article mentions everything from thyroid problems to simply eating more calories then you burn. The article talks about the diseases and health effects of obesity such as diabetes and heart disease. The article also discusses some of the treatments for obesity such as, “removal of the causative factors…” and “…removal of surplus fat by reducing food intake.” This article is missing something however. It is not engaging and does not input any emotion into the wording. It would be useful for research on the topic just not as interesting to read as it could be.
Allison, David, et al. “Annual deaths attributed to obesity in the United States.” The Journal of the American Medical Association 282.16 (1999) 1530-1538 American Medical Association. 26 Feb. 2008.
This article is authored by several doctors. It seems to me that doctors would have the ultimate authority on the subject of the adverse health effects of obesity. This article is actually the details of a study. There are many credible affiliates listed in this article such as, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. There are many numbers and statistics in this article that clearly give evidence that obesity will most likely lead to an early death.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta GA 30333
(800) 311-3435
The Obesity Society
8630 Fenton St.
Suite 918
Silver Spring MD 20910
(301) 563 6526
Statistical Source
“Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Adults.” National Center for Health Statistics. 30 Jan. 2007. Center for Disease Control. 25 Feb. 2008
Books
Kaufman, Francine R. Diabesity: The Obesity –Diabetes Epidemic That Threatens America-And What We Must Do to Stop It. New York: Bantam Dell, 2005.
The author of the book is a doctor and was once the president of the American Diabetes Association. She is a professor of pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. She is the head of the Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at the Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. It appears to me that Dr. Kaufman is an authority on this subject and should be taken seriously. The book includes stories from people who suffer from diabetes including children and the author’s grandma. The book discusses the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and how obesity relates to Type 2. It talks about living with and fighting against diabetes. The struggles and side effects of the disease are fully described. She also talks about how we got to this point in this country. She points out how Diabetes has nearly doubled in the United States in the past 10 years. I think this book will be a useful resource in my research of this topic.
Critser, Greg. Fat Land. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.
The author of the book, Greg Critser, is a regular contributor to USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and Harpers Magazine. He goes into great detail and does extensive research into the causes and effects of obesity. In this book Critser points out that 60% of Americans are overweight and the Americans are the second fattest people in the world, next to South Sea Islanders. He discusses new research being done to discover how the ingredients we are eating are causing most of this damage. Most of the processed foods in America contain the worst fats we could eat, hydrogenated, because they are cheap to use. Worse then refined white sugar is high fructose corn syrup, also being used because it is cheap. It takes far less high fructose corn syrup to get the same sweetness as sugar. Critser investigates popular diets like Atkins Diets to help the reader understand why they do not work. This book will be useful for my project because the information and statistics are written in such a way that is understandable
Periodicals:
Nora D Volkow, Charles P O’Brien. “Issues for DSM-V: Should Obesity Be Included as a Brain Disorder?”
The American Journal of Psychiatry 164.5 (2007): 708-10. Research Library Core. ProQuest Information and Learning Company. Seattle Central Community College Lib., 13 Feb. 2008
The publisher of this article is the American Journal of Psychiatry. I would consider this a credible source on my subject. This article gives information for both sides of including obesity as a brain disorder. First the article discusses how obesity has greatly increased, to 32.2% of Americans, over the past 30 years. According to this article the DSM-V considers anorexia and bulimia brain disorders but not obesity. Obesity can be just as devastating and psychologically damaging as any other brain disorder. The addiction to food consumption is comparable in some to drug addiction.
Chuter, Robyn. “An Avoidable ‘Epidemic’ Diabetes Type-2” National Health & Vegetarian Life. (2007) 26-29. Alt HealthWatch., EBSCO Host Research Databases. Walla Walla Community College Lib., 14 Feb. 2008 http://ezproxy.wwcc.edu:2063/ehost/pdf?vid=6&hid=9&sid=408c8828-bcd2-4505-897b-bfe546efae6a%40sessionmgr3
This article states that diabetes has more than doubled since 1981. The effects of diabetes, blindness, kidney disease, amputation of limbs, impotence, gangrene, stroke and heart attack, are discussed in detail. The most important information discussed it the main cause of Type-2 Diabetes and the reasons it is a preventable epidemic. Obesity is the #1 cause of Type-2 Diabetes. Where you carry your fat, around the waist is the worst, also has an effect on whether you will get Type-2 Diabetes.
“Obesity Doubles Risk of Colon Cancer in Women.” Environmental Nutrition. 30.12 (2007): 1. Alt HealthWatch., EBSCO Host Research Databases. Walla Walla Community College Lib., 14 Feb. 2008 http://ezproxy.wwcc.edu:2063/ehost/pdf?vid=4&hid=107&sid=408c8828-bcd2-4505-897b-bfe546efae6a%40sessionmgr3
According to this article women twice as likely to develop colon cancer if they are obese then if they are of a healthy weight. Obesity gives women a greater risk of colon cancer then age, smoking, and family history. The study was done at the Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York.
Web Sites
“Do You Know the Health Risks of Being Overweight?” Weight Control Information Network Dec. 2004. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 17 Feb. 2008
The website for Weight Control Information Network is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as well as the National Institutes of Health. The information provided is all about the definition, cause, health effects, and cures for obesity. The way the information is formatted is very easy to for an average person to understand. You do not have to be in the medical field to benefit from the information this site provides but it also does not imply the reader is an idiot. The site also includes a site that helps you calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI), which is used to determine if you are obese or just overweight.
Wallace, James; Schulte, William; Nakeeb, Attila; Andris, Deborah. “Health Problems Related to Severe Obesity” HealthLink Medical College of Wisconsin 12 March 2001. Medical College of Wisconsin. 17 Feb. 2008
< http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/984434798.html>
The website for the Medical College of Wisconsin contains a large amount of medical information. This site will contribute to my pathfinder because it is accredited and trustworthy. I would not hesitate in recommending it to others reading my project. The site is created and authored by doctors and students that show authority and knowledge of the information they provide. This site also has links to find a doctor and request an appointment.
Alternative Source
Seinfeld, Keith “Nutrition Labels on Restaurant Menus.” KPLU NewsRoom 02 May 2007. KPLU. 25 Feb. 2008
This is a news radio station. The purpose of this particular installment is to inform the public of the law possibly going into effect in Pierce County that will require restaurants to include nutrition information on their menus. Keith Seinfeld is a health and science reporter for KPLU. This gives him the authority to report on this subject. The installment includes both sides of the issue. Seinfeld reports on this subject in an unbiased manner. A public health manager speaks on the reasons the information on a menu would be good. Seinfeld points out that sometimes the high calorie dishes are not the ones you would expect. Some restaurants in King County have tried putting all this information on the menu and it only led to customer confusion. The solution for them has been to have separate menus. The menu with the nutrition information would be available upon request. The reason this information would be helpful to my project is because it provides one of the weapons we can use to fight obesity.
Research in the 21st Century
Sources Selections
Reference:
"Obesity." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 5 Feb. 2008
This article does not name the author so I do not know of his or her authority or background. This article if very useful because it defines obesity by explaining the difference between overweight and obese. Another aspect of this article is the information about all the different causes of obesity. The article mentions everything from thyroid problems to simply eating more calories then you burn. The article talks about the diseases and health effects of obesity such as diabetes and heart disease. The article also discusses some of the treatments for obesity such as, “removal of the causative factors…” and “…removal of surplus fat by reducing food intake.” This article is missing something however. It is not engaging and does not input any emotion into the wording. It would be useful for research on the topic just not as interesting to read as it could be.
Allison, David, et al. “Annual deaths attributed to obesity in the United States.” The Journal of the American Medical Association 282.16 (1999) 1530-1538 American Medical Association. 26 Feb. 2008.
This article is authored by several doctors. It seems to me that doctors would have the ultimate authority on the subject of the adverse health effects of obesity. This article is actually the details of a study. There are many credible affiliates listed in this article such as, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. There are many numbers and statistics in this article that clearly give evidence that obesity will most likely lead to an early death.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta GA 30333
(800) 311-3435
The Obesity Society
8630 Fenton St.
Suite 918
Silver Spring MD 20910
(301) 563 6526
Statistical Source
“Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Adults.” National Center for Health Statistics. 30 Jan. 2007. Center for Disease Control. 25 Feb. 2008
Books
Kaufman, Francine R. Diabesity: The Obesity –Diabetes Epidemic That Threatens America-And What We Must Do to Stop It. New York: Bantam Dell, 2005.
The author of the book is a doctor and was once the president of the American Diabetes Association. She is a professor of pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. She is the head of the Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at the Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. It appears to me that Dr. Kaufman is an authority on this subject and should be taken seriously. The book includes stories from people who suffer from diabetes including children and the author’s grandma. The book discusses the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and how obesity relates to Type 2. It talks about living with and fighting against diabetes. The struggles and side effects of the disease are fully described. She also talks about how we got to this point in this country. She points out how Diabetes has nearly doubled in the United States in the past 10 years. I think this book will be a useful resource in my research of this topic.
Critser, Greg. Fat Land. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.
The author of the book, Greg Critser, is a regular contributor to USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and Harpers Magazine. He goes into great detail and does extensive research into the causes and effects of obesity. In this book Critser points out that 60% of Americans are overweight and the Americans are the second fattest people in the world, next to South Sea Islanders. He discusses new research being done to discover how the ingredients we are eating are causing most of this damage. Most of the processed foods in America contain the worst fats we could eat, hydrogenated, because they are cheap to use. Worse then refined white sugar is high fructose corn syrup, also being used because it is cheap. It takes far less high fructose corn syrup to get the same sweetness as sugar. Critser investigates popular diets like Atkins Diets to help the reader understand why they do not work. This book will be useful for my project because the information and statistics are written in such a way that is understandable
Periodicals:
Nora D Volkow, Charles P O’Brien. “Issues for DSM-V: Should Obesity Be Included as a Brain Disorder?”
The American Journal of Psychiatry 164.5 (2007): 708-10. Research Library Core. ProQuest Information and Learning Company. Seattle Central Community College Lib., 13 Feb. 2008
The publisher of this article is the American Journal of Psychiatry. I would consider this a credible source on my subject. This article gives information for both sides of including obesity as a brain disorder. First the article discusses how obesity has greatly increased, to 32.2% of Americans, over the past 30 years. According to this article the DSM-V considers anorexia and bulimia brain disorders but not obesity. Obesity can be just as devastating and psychologically damaging as any other brain disorder. The addiction to food consumption is comparable in some to drug addiction.
Chuter, Robyn. “An Avoidable ‘Epidemic’ Diabetes Type-2” National Health & Vegetarian Life. (2007) 26-29. Alt HealthWatch., EBSCO Host Research Databases. Walla Walla Community College Lib., 14 Feb. 2008 http://ezproxy.wwcc.edu:2063/ehost/pdf?vid=6&hid=9&sid=408c8828-bcd2-4505-897b-bfe546efae6a%40sessionmgr3
This article states that diabetes has more than doubled since 1981. The effects of diabetes, blindness, kidney disease, amputation of limbs, impotence, gangrene, stroke and heart attack, are discussed in detail. The most important information discussed it the main cause of Type-2 Diabetes and the reasons it is a preventable epidemic. Obesity is the #1 cause of Type-2 Diabetes. Where you carry your fat, around the waist is the worst, also has an effect on whether you will get Type-2 Diabetes.
“Obesity Doubles Risk of Colon Cancer in Women.” Environmental Nutrition. 30.12 (2007): 1. Alt HealthWatch., EBSCO Host Research Databases. Walla Walla Community College Lib., 14 Feb. 2008 http://ezproxy.wwcc.edu:2063/ehost/pdf?vid=4&hid=107&sid=408c8828-bcd2-4505-897b-bfe546efae6a%40sessionmgr3
According to this article women twice as likely to develop colon cancer if they are obese then if they are of a healthy weight. Obesity gives women a greater risk of colon cancer then age, smoking, and family history. The study was done at the Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York.
Web Sites
“Do You Know the Health Risks of Being Overweight?” Weight Control Information Network Dec. 2004. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 17 Feb. 2008
The website for Weight Control Information Network is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as well as the National Institutes of Health. The information provided is all about the definition, cause, health effects, and cures for obesity. The way the information is formatted is very easy to for an average person to understand. You do not have to be in the medical field to benefit from the information this site provides but it also does not imply the reader is an idiot. The site also includes a site that helps you calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI), which is used to determine if you are obese or just overweight.
Wallace, James; Schulte, William; Nakeeb, Attila; Andris, Deborah. “Health Problems Related to Severe Obesity” HealthLink Medical College of Wisconsin 12 March 2001. Medical College of Wisconsin. 17 Feb. 2008
< http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/984434798.html>
The website for the Medical College of Wisconsin contains a large amount of medical information. This site will contribute to my pathfinder because it is accredited and trustworthy. I would not hesitate in recommending it to others reading my project. The site is created and authored by doctors and students that show authority and knowledge of the information they provide. This site also has links to find a doctor and request an appointment.
Alternative Source
Seinfeld, Keith “Nutrition Labels on Restaurant Menus.” KPLU NewsRoom 02 May 2007. KPLU. 25 Feb. 2008
This is a news radio station. The purpose of this particular installment is to inform the public of the law possibly going into effect in Pierce County that will require restaurants to include nutrition information on their menus. Keith Seinfeld is a health and science reporter for KPLU. This gives him the authority to report on this subject. The installment includes both sides of the issue. Seinfeld reports on this subject in an unbiased manner. A public health manager speaks on the reasons the information on a menu would be good. Seinfeld points out that sometimes the high calorie dishes are not the ones you would expect. Some restaurants in King County have tried putting all this information on the menu and it only led to customer confusion. The solution for them has been to have separate menus. The menu with the nutrition information would be available upon request. The reason this information would be helpful to my project is because it provides one of the weapons we can use to fight obesity.
Week 8 Research Process
Shirley Courson
Research in the 21st Century
Research Process
1. Introduction
Title: How does obesity lead to adverse health?
Topic Focus: What health issues are direct results of obesity?
Scope: I will cover the diseases obesity causes and how.
2. Topic Analysis
Academic Disciplines
• Medical Science
• Cultural Science
• Biology
• Chemistry
Library of Congress Classification (LC) Areas:
R5-920: Medicine (General)
R702-703 Medicine and the humanities.
RC31-1245 Internal medicine
RC71-78.7 Examination. Diagnosis
RC86-88.9 Medical emergencies
RC581-951 Specialties of internal medicine
RC633-647.5 Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
RC705-779 Diseases of the respiratory system
RC952-1245 Special situations and conditions
Useful Keywords and Subject Headings
• Obesity
• Obesity and Disease
• Obesity and Illness
• Disease or Illness Caused Obesity
• Obesity Result Disease
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Dyslipidemia
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Stroke
• Gallbladder Disease
• Osteoarthritis
• Sleep Apnea
• Respiratory Problems
• Cancer
Databases and Periodical Indexes
• ProQuest: Seattle Central Community College Library Database
• HealthSource: Walla Walla Community College Library Database
• Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Identifying Keywords and Subject Headings
I have drastically changed by keywords and subject headings since the beginning of this project. For example I have narrowed my focus from “the definition, causes, effects, and cures of obesity” to just “how does obesity cause adverse health”. I have removed the definition, causes and cures of obesity because all of these together with the health effects and diseases resulting from obesity was far to broad. I was getting information overload.
3. Research Process
Some of my strategies for finding information include searching the World Wide Web (including databases and periodicals), and the college library. At first I was getting way to much information. I was getting too many websites from too many sources including websites about pet obesity. The most effective method for narrowing this information was using the Google Advance Search site. This advance search helped greatly with all of the filters available. Even after you run the search and get the results you can still run additional filters to further narrow the results.
The reason I chose this topic is because obesity is a big problem right now in not only America but in the world. This topic is very current and always evolving. Medical knowledge and understanding of obesity is growing all the time. New information and articles on the subject are popping up all over the place. It is hard to keep up with the fast pace of it all. Another factor that makes this topic easy and complicated at the same time is the variety of media reporting on it. This topic is in magazines, newspapers, websites, periodicals, books, radio and television. I have found all sorts of information on diseases caused by or worsened by obesity. Some of them I had heard of but did not know was so common, Type 2 Diabetes. And some of them I had never heard of, Dyslipidemia.
The information I have found through all my searching was pretty much what I expected to find except for the quantity. The Internet has proven to be both useful and cumbersome. Mostly useful because of the vast amount of information that can be found. There is plenty of information at a public or education library it is just not as easy to search through and filter. Information can be put on the Internet by anyone and from anywhere and can be updated much more quickly than publishing a book or article on paper to be put into a library. This of course is also part of the problem. The keys is to put in a lot of time and effort, do not trust every source, look for biases, and make sure you get view points from both sides.
Research in the 21st Century
Research Process
1. Introduction
Title: How does obesity lead to adverse health?
Topic Focus: What health issues are direct results of obesity?
Scope: I will cover the diseases obesity causes and how.
2. Topic Analysis
Academic Disciplines
• Medical Science
• Cultural Science
• Biology
• Chemistry
Library of Congress Classification (LC) Areas:
R5-920: Medicine (General)
R702-703 Medicine and the humanities.
RC31-1245 Internal medicine
RC71-78.7 Examination. Diagnosis
RC86-88.9 Medical emergencies
RC581-951 Specialties of internal medicine
RC633-647.5 Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
RC705-779 Diseases of the respiratory system
RC952-1245 Special situations and conditions
Useful Keywords and Subject Headings
• Obesity
• Obesity and Disease
• Obesity and Illness
• Disease or Illness Caused Obesity
• Obesity Result Disease
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Dyslipidemia
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Stroke
• Gallbladder Disease
• Osteoarthritis
• Sleep Apnea
• Respiratory Problems
• Cancer
Databases and Periodical Indexes
• ProQuest: Seattle Central Community College Library Database
• HealthSource: Walla Walla Community College Library Database
• Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Identifying Keywords and Subject Headings
I have drastically changed by keywords and subject headings since the beginning of this project. For example I have narrowed my focus from “the definition, causes, effects, and cures of obesity” to just “how does obesity cause adverse health”. I have removed the definition, causes and cures of obesity because all of these together with the health effects and diseases resulting from obesity was far to broad. I was getting information overload.
3. Research Process
Some of my strategies for finding information include searching the World Wide Web (including databases and periodicals), and the college library. At first I was getting way to much information. I was getting too many websites from too many sources including websites about pet obesity. The most effective method for narrowing this information was using the Google Advance Search site. This advance search helped greatly with all of the filters available. Even after you run the search and get the results you can still run additional filters to further narrow the results.
The reason I chose this topic is because obesity is a big problem right now in not only America but in the world. This topic is very current and always evolving. Medical knowledge and understanding of obesity is growing all the time. New information and articles on the subject are popping up all over the place. It is hard to keep up with the fast pace of it all. Another factor that makes this topic easy and complicated at the same time is the variety of media reporting on it. This topic is in magazines, newspapers, websites, periodicals, books, radio and television. I have found all sorts of information on diseases caused by or worsened by obesity. Some of them I had heard of but did not know was so common, Type 2 Diabetes. And some of them I had never heard of, Dyslipidemia.
The information I have found through all my searching was pretty much what I expected to find except for the quantity. The Internet has proven to be both useful and cumbersome. Mostly useful because of the vast amount of information that can be found. There is plenty of information at a public or education library it is just not as easy to search through and filter. Information can be put on the Internet by anyone and from anywhere and can be updated much more quickly than publishing a book or article on paper to be put into a library. This of course is also part of the problem. The keys is to put in a lot of time and effort, do not trust every source, look for biases, and make sure you get view points from both sides.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Week 7
Hello Everyone,
Well I started this week off very well, (I say before I get my grades for the week). On Saturday I completed and posted Research on the World Wide Web, Web Search, Advanced Google Search, and, the Web Site Citations. I even completed the response that was not due until tonight. Then I turned right around and waited till the very last minute to complete the Evaluating Websites and blog assignments. I guess that is what happens when you get to comfortable thinking you are soooo ahead. The hardest assignment for me has to be the annotation part of the evaluation assignment. I am still not good at annotating and no matter how hard I try and barely differs from my summary. I just hope it is close to what it should be.
Thank You for Reading,
Have a Good Night.
Shirley
Friday, February 15, 2008
Week 6
Another tough week for me. I do not know what is wrong with me lately, I am just unable to think clearly enough. The search strategy assignment was actually fun and informative. I enjoyed brainstorming the search words and statements. I had a little bit more difficulty with the search results assignment. I had a hard time finding articles to use for my subject and putting together the annotations. I am not even sure I have done it correctly and it was late. The periodical database was not to difficult to complete. I hope I am able to put this all together into a pathfinder. I am still a little nervous about that.
My time management skills again this week have been very off. I do not have very long to get back on track and I only hope I can pass this class with a decent grade.
Thank you for reading.
Shirley
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Week 5
The assignments this week were not to difficult. I say this before I get my grade for the week so I could be completely wrong. I found the reading and powerpoint useful especially the one that refreshed me on how to cite in MLA style. I did not have to hard of a time with the annotation analysis even though it was late. The sample annotations were useful because they showed different types and how much of a difference it can make when some of the elements are missing. Also having to write an annotation on two of the sources for our research topic forced me to read and review again the sources I have. I looked more closely at the content and whether they will actually be useful to me for the final assignment.
As for time management this week I was terribly off. I started off behind although not as far as week 3. I am usually much better at not getting behind I promise. Even though 2 of my assignments were late I turned them in anyway just in case it will count for something.
Thanks for checking in.
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