Discussion 2 – Food Additives: Friend or Foe? – Discussion Group 2
Discussion 2 – Food Additives: Friend or Foe? – Discussion Group 2
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Discussion topic:
Food additives are in many foods we eat. They get into the foods either by direct (intentional) or indirect (incidental) routes. While consumers are likely to be aware of intentional food additives, associating them with enhanced color, flavor, and/or antioxidant properties, the potential for indirect food additives is often less clear.
1. Explain several possible benefits that food additives provide to consumers.
2. Explain several possible negative effects that food additives may have.
3. Do you think most consumers understand and/or are concerned about food additives? Should they? How can consumers make more informed choices about foods that contain food additives?
Your Responses:
· Make an ORIGINAL POST using the Guidelines below. Make sure to provide a reference to the sources of information you used.
Suggestions:
· Read Chapter 20 and watch the Video in the module – “Are food preservatives bad for you?” – BEFORE writing your post. Link here: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-preservatives-bad-for-you-eleanor-nelsen
· Do a little research on two different additives. Provide a brief review of each and discuss their benefits and potential negative effects (if any).
· Make sure to support your statements with a reliable reference .
· When choosing your sources of information (outside the textbook), make sure to evaluate their reliability. Use the method from Assignment 1 – apply the “W” questions.
· Make sure to provide a reference list at the end of your post. Format your post according to the Guidelines for Discussion Boards. If the textbook is one of your references, provide the page number in the reference list.
CITATIONS: In Discussions, we use the citation style widely accepted in scientific publications. Here are the basics.
· Number your sources in order of their appearance in your text.
· In-text citation: put the number next to a quotation or reference in your text. It should be in superscript or in parentheses.
· Arrange your reference list in numerical order . Indicate the title, the author(s) – if available, the source (or the organization supporting the website) AND the URL of the exact page where the information was found.
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Discussion 2
–
Food Additives: Friend or
Foe?
–
Discussion Group 2
.
Discussion topic
:
Food additives are in many foods we eat. They get into the foods either by direct
(intentional) or indirect (incidental) routes.
While consumers are likely to be aware of
intentional food additives, associating them with enhanced color, flavor, and/or
ant
ioxidant properties, the potential for indirect food additives is often less clear.
1.
Explain several possible benefits that food additives provide to consumers.
2.
Explain several possible negative effects that food additiv
es may have.
3.
Do you think most consumers understand and/or are concerned about food
additives? Should they? How can consumers make more informed choices about
foods that contain food additives?
Your Responses:
·
Make an ORIGINAL POST using the
Guidelines
bel
ow. Make sure to
provide a
reference
to the sources of information you used.
Suggestions:
·
Read Chapter 20
and
watch the Video
in the module
–
“Are food preservatives bad
for you?”
–
BEFORE
writing your post.
L
ink
here:
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/are
–
preservatives
–
bad
–
for
–
you
–
eleanor
–
nelsen
·
Do a little research on two different additives. Provide a brief review of each and
discuss their benefits and potential negative effects (if any).
·
Make sure to support your statements with
a reliable reference
.
·
When choosing your sources of information (o
utside the textbook), make sure to
evaluate their reliability. Use the method from Assignment 1
–
apply the “W”
questions.
·
Make sure to provide a
reference list
at the end of your post. Format your post
according to the
Guidelines for Discussion Boards
. If
the textbook is one of your
references, provide the page number in the reference list.
CITATIONS:
In Discussions, we use the citation style widely accepted in scientific
publications. Here are the basics.
·
Number your sources in order of their appearance
in your text.
·
In
–
text citation: put the
number next to a quotation or reference in your text.
It
should be in superscript or in parentheses.
·
Arrange your
reference list in numerical order
. Indicate the title, the author(s)
–
if
available, the source (or th
e organization supporting the website) AND the
URL of
the exact page
where the information was found.
Discussion 2 – Food Additives: Friend or
Foe? – Discussion Group 2
.
Discussion topic:
Food additives are in many foods we eat. They get into the foods either by direct
(intentional) or indirect (incidental) routes. While consumers are likely to be aware of
intentional food additives, associating them with enhanced color, flavor, and/or
antioxidant properties, the potential for indirect food additives is often less clear.
1. Explain several possible benefits that food additives provide to consumers.
2. Explain several possible negative effects that food additives may have.
3. Do you think most consumers understand and/or are concerned about food
additives? Should they? How can consumers make more informed choices about
foods that contain food additives?
Your Responses:
Make an ORIGINAL POST using the Guidelines below. Make sure to provide a
reference to the sources of information you used.
Suggestions:
Read Chapter 20 and watch the Video in the module – “Are food preservatives bad
for you?” – BEFORE writing your post. Link here: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/are-
preservatives-bad-for-you-eleanor-nelsen
Do a little research on two different additives. Provide a brief review of each and
discuss their benefits and potential negative effects (if any).
Make sure to support your statements with a reliable reference.
When choosing your sources of information (outside the textbook), make sure to
evaluate their reliability. Use the method from Assignment 1 – apply the “W”
questions.
Make sure to provide a reference list at the end of your post. Format your post
according to the Guidelines for Discussion Boards. If the textbook is one of your
references, provide the page number in the reference list.
CITATIONS: In Discussions, we use the citation style widely accepted in scientific
publications. Here are the basics.
Number your sources in order of their appearance in your text.
In-text citation: put the number next to a quotation or reference in your text. It
should be in superscript or in parentheses.
Arrange your reference list in numerical order. Indicate the title, the author(s) – if
available, the source (or the organization supporting the website) AND the URL of
the exact page where the information was found.