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BIOL 1107L Incorporating Scientific Sources This exercise is designed to give you more practice working with scientific literature to prepare you for your upcoming Quantitative Analysis Report writing assignment. Using scientific sources properly can greatly improve the quality and strength of your scientific writing. You will need to read the scientific article “Intake of nutritional supplements among people exercising in gyms and influencing factors” by Goston, et al. posted in eLC to complete this assignment. You will be using some of the lessons introduced in the Introduction to Scientific Resources lab so if you need a refresher on citations and paraphrasing you can review that content. 1) Following the specific format for BIOL 1107L posted in eLC for writing citations, provide a full reference citation for the scientific article. (1/2 pt) Goston, J.L., Toulson Davisson Correia M.I. 2009, Intake of nutritional supplements among people exercising in gyms and influencing factors. Nutrition. 26(2010): 604 2) Review the introduction of the article, in your own words describe what the aim of the study is (2-3 sentences) and what is the primary question being asked. (1 pt) The desire to achieve quick results has fueled the popularity of individuals using nourishing add- ons to their body. Athletes have become some of the top consumers of nourishing add-ons who aim to improve physical performance and enhance body composition as they have quickly become readily available to consume these beneficial, nourishing additions (Goston and Toulson Davisson Correia, 2010). 3) Review the Results section. Look at Figure 3, in your own words, write a brief description of what the figure is showing. Does the data shown represent qualitative data, quantitative data, or both? (2 pts) According to Figure 3, it is describing the percentage of different kinds of additional nourishment that people are obtaining (Goston and Toulson Davisson Correia, 2010). The data represents both qualitative and quantitative data. 4) In your own words , briefly summarize the Discussion of the study in the scientific article. (2 pts) Continued on next page
The additional nourishment that people are obtaining is not quite clear among everyone. People are taking these add-ons, not knowing what benefit it has, or if it even has one. Also, individuals are taking these additional supplements when they are not needing them. It is seen that men and/or athletes are more likely to consume the add-ons to increase physical stability (Goston and Toulson Davisson Correia, 2010). 5) In your own words , briefly summarize the Conclusion of the study in the scientific article. (2 pts) It is concluded that most individuals who work out at facilities/gyms consume additional nourishment without any information on whether to consume it, or if it really has a positive effect. However, these individuals take the add-ons to consume better nutrition without eating certain foods. As a result, it is a major key to take any information or help before consuming these additional nourishments (Goston and Toulson Davisson Correia, 2010). Refer back to the reference page at the end of the Goston, et al. paper, notice the number of references that were used. You can imagine how much total information would be contained in all those articles, just the sheer number of pages alone is quite substantial. Now, notice the overall length of the article you read, it takes some skill and well executed planning and thought to incorporate all those references into that limited space. This next exercise demonstrates how other sources are used in scientific writing. When writing scientific articles, it is important to provide context for your readers of how your work fits into the larger knowledge base of the topic. This is done by assimilating information from other scientific articles to support your claims, hence, citations. Read the next article Saidi, et al. posted in eLC. 6) Refer to reference #14 of the Saidi article, that should be a familiar name. Now, locate the sentence(s) of the Saidi article, that use that reference and write the sentence(s) here (the exact sentence(s), not paraphrased): (1/2 pt) “PCS are sold in gyms, drugstores or via the internet without advice from a nutritionist or physician.” “The use of supplements most often results from suggestions in magazines, on websites, or through conversations with other people attending gyms.”
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