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

 

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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

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.