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  1. Mar 2016
    1. Instead, you might lose water weight or even lean tissue, since it's hard to burn that many fat calories in a short period.

      Many think that just by spending an hour everday on a treadmill will make you lose weight fast, when in fact, you could just be losing water weight which is very easy to gain back and even losing muscle.

    2. efforts that could be unhealthy and that you probably can't maintain as permanent lifestyle changes.

      fast weight loss is not the answer, usually caused by impatience to slowly lose wight.

    1. The problem with caffeine in diet pills is that the amount is equal to 2 or 3 cups of coffee, which when added to our already caffeine enriched diet, can increase heart rate, blood pressure, and induce insomnia and anxiety.

      Leads to other problems or heightens some.

    1. Comparisons lead to a sense of guilt.

    2. The fact that people always compare themselves to others I think is what drives them to dry the different weight loss methods that are out there. They may see a picture of a ripped guy on a label of a supplement and think if they take it they will look like the "label guy"

    3. People tend use a process called social comparison. This is important because it shows how people act around different individuals or groups. They compare themselves to others which could be a positive or also a negative.

    4. Body image is the representation of the personal feeling about one's outer appearance which encompasses physical and perceptual dimensions. In other words, body dissatisfaction. This could be used as background info as to why people are obsessed with trying to be thin and lean.

    1. Others don’t see me as fat, but I still see myself as a fat person. I feel conflicted. I know technically I’m a normal size, but I don’t see it. I still feel that physically I may not be fat, but mentally I still am. I still have images of a fat person

    2. Similarly, Epiphaniou and Ogden (2010) described weight loss as a means to living more authentically—one in which the true self is liberated—suggesting that the presentation of an obese self to the world is not consistent with the identity within

    3. "These effects have been demonstrated to be more prevalent in women" Gender can be another perspective to look at, which goes along with society's made up standards.

    4. "obesity is often persistent and refractory to weight loss efforts"

    1. Don't eat well or consume less than 1,600 calories a day.

      Another perspective to consider when talking about supplements.

    2. Whole foods offer three main benefits over dietary supplements:

      Greater nutrition, Essential Fiber, Protective substances

    1. If you calculate your protein intake and determine that you’re notgetting enough for your athletic needs (some signs of too-low protein intake: you’re unusually fatigued, feel weak when lifting weights or doing other strenuous activity, or are recovering from injuries slowly) how can you best use protein powders to help you improve your performance?

      Important for athletes and other things related to fitness. However there is a certain amount you are only supposed to have throughout the day.

    2. People who are vegan may prefer soy protein, although Horvath notes that its taste is sometimes considered to be more unpleasant, and it doesn’t dissolve as well in water.

      The most popular supplement, protein powder, is useful for many other reason besides building muscles. People who don't eat meat use these powders to get the proteins they need throughout the day.

    1. Women need iron during pregnancy, and breastfed infants need vitamin D. Folic acid—400 micrograms daily, whether from supplements or fortified food—is important for all women of childbearing age.

      Certain conditions call for taking supplements because there may be a shortage of a certain nutrient.

    2. “Don’t take supplements with that expectation.”

      This goes a long with the idea of the motivation people have to take supplements in the first place.

    1. "Little thought is given to these consumers’ potential biases in using information. For example, an early cost-benefit framework by Mazis et al. (1981) views consumers in an 204 THE JOURNAL OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS aggregate sense and highlights the positive effects of enhanced information flow for consumers at large. The framework does not incorporate how consumers use information or the unintended effects that may result due to their motivations" The information given on the labels of the products does not really process through consumers minds when they all have different motivations of using the product. they tend to look at only the positives or the ONE thing they want it for.

    2. " The regulation created an incentive for marketers to make relatively nonspecific structure–function1 claims rather than more explicit health claims because structure–function claims did not require documentation of safety or proof of efficacy." More on the regulation of supplements. The wrong classification is giving marketers more room for error in their products pretty much.

    1. Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley or another cereal grain is a grain product. Bread, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast cereals, tortillas, and grits are examples of grain products.

      Many different food groups need to be consumed throughout the day. This is why people always try to have a BALANCED diet meaning they are getting all the nutrients they need from different foods.

    1. Eating a diet rich in some vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet may protect against certain types of cancers.

      Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. Healthy eating can lead to a reduction in the risk of getting cancer. Important for families that have the disease running in their family.

    2. people who eat more vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet are likely to have a reduced risk of some chronic diseases.

      This is a good reason for people to eat healthy rather than relying on supplements to get them the nutrients they aren't getting from meals.

    1. According to White, "The exact amount will vary, but ideally consume a variety of types of protein, both plant and animal-based, distributed throughout the day. This will not only combat hunger, it will provide the body with the amino acids it needs for things like muscle health, immunity and hormone production."

      It seems as if dietitians have questioned the new high protein diet and stand by the fact that people need different forms of protein in their diet each day and should continue to worry about all the nutrients instead of just protein.

    2. "individual studies are often conducted in small populations or with different approaches that can make interpretation of results challenging. Our study combined multiple experiments to confirm the presence of an effect,

      Sometimes it depends on who does the studies, and where the studies are done. Different locations and groups of people may give different results making it hard to create a conclusion.

    3. Many people boost their uptake of meat and other protein-rich foods when trying to shed excess pounds, because they believe it will help them feel fuller while consuming fewer calories.

      This new study of a new high-protein diet has probably led people to consume more protein by supplements. This isn't for sure, but many people don't have the time to make a lot of natural protein heavy meals so they most likely turn to protein powders.

    4. "While this information may be useful to spur additional studies on this topic and how it relates to calorie intake and weight, we cannot conclude that more protein means more weight loss

      People seem to be believing the first thing they hear when it comes to diets and losing weight when studies and experiments haven't even proved them yet. This gives an understanding of why people may start taking supplements.

    1. Keep a record of the supplements you take in one place, just as you should be doing for all of your medicines. Note the specific product name, the dose you take, how often you take it, and the reason why you use each one. You can also bring the products you use with you when you see your health care provider.

      There are many ways to determine if a supplement is safe for you it is just a matter of people actually DOING it. There is in fact a safe way to use them, it just takes extra work.

    2. Don't decide to take dietary supplements to treat a health condition that you have diagnosed yourself, without consulting a health care provider.

      Best ways to be safe with using supplements is to consult a doctor first to make sure it is right for you. Not many people do this. Useful for supporting side. people are just apparently doing it all wrong.

    3. The FDA has established quality standards for dietary supplements to help ensure their identity, purity, strength, and composition

      Notice that they do not add the word safety to this list.

    4. If you don't eat a nutritious variety of foods, some supplements might help you get adequate amounts of essential nutrients.

      However, some supplements are needed for people that can't get the right amount of nutrients. Not ALL supplements are fitness related. Useful for the supporting side that is for supplements.

    1. "Since the FSMA does little to address the dietary supplement industry, Congress should amend the FSMA to ensure that real, effective regulations govern the dietary supplement industry." Here is a suggested solution to this problem.

    2. "The label of a dietary supplement may state that the supplement contains ephedra alkaloids, but may not state which forms of the alkaloids and in what quantity" this shows that these markets for supplements are not telling us consumers everything. Useful to refute against the corrupted market.

    3. "too much of a particular vitamin can actually lead to health problems."

    4. "adulterated pharmaceuticals" This means some are not real or that they are a knock off of the safe drug or supplement.

    5. "Dietary supplements are classified as food." This classification makes a huge difference in how the "food" is looked at and how closely the food is looked at. if it was classified as something else or had its own category then maybe they would be safer.

    6. The only section in the FSMA that creates any administrative rights for the FDA is section 113.8 Section 113 gives the Secretary rights to notify the Drug Enforcement Administration if any ingredient in a dietary supplement may be or may contain an anabolic steroid.9" This is scary to know considering I am an athlete. If i were to take a supplement that hasn't really been looked at i could put my whole sports career at risk if I'm suspected of taking an anabolic steroid when i didn't even mean to. This strengthens the argument for people to not take supplements.

    1. "In fact, dietary supplements do not even require pre-approval before being released for sale to the public" this quote makes the market of supplements really sketchy because some people don't know that it hasn't really been approved so they THINK they are completely safe when in reality they could be at risk.

    2. Dietary supplements use to be just vitamins and minerals at the time. That's why the FDCA never really questioned the dietary supplement organization.

    1. "Patients with a low microbial gene count tend to have more severe obesity" Microbial gene's have a strong relationship to our metabolic health. The diet affects the amount of microbial genes and people with a low gene count tend to have more severe obesity. Peoples choices of what to eat directly affect how their body reacts to certain amounts of different nutrients put in their body.

    2. "These diets typically result in weight loss and improvement of glycemic control" Glycemic control seems to be an important part of weight loss. The natural form of dieting which would be limiting calories by monitoring fats and carbohydrates seems to do this the best which helps in the long run. This is going to be useful for certain statements about natural dieting.

    3. "Despite the efficacy of these strategies, stomach stapling surgery has associated risks, just as taking pills for weight loss." However such methods may work for losing weight, but they also provide great risk. Whether it is surgical or in a medicine form.

    1. " that the endemic use of these products act as “gateways to the use of anabolic steroids”" One of the negatives of teenage boys using supplements at a young age.

    2. "regulating their behavior according to social standards of traditional masculinity." This regards to the social factor that plays a part in boys making a decision to take the supplements.

    3. " Moreover boys who participate in power sports1 have presented with higher rates of steroid use," This shows how people in sports get involved with the use of these man-made muscle builders.

    4. "Males who do not satisfy the ideals are branded weak or effeminate (Connell, 1995, Govender, 2006, 2010), and experience anxiety about their body image " This quote can be useful when I talk about why people result to using these things.

  2. Feb 2016
    1. http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxy.jjc.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=20baa7f2-aefa-4534-bbfa-43938a273476%40sessionmgr4004&vid=3&hid=4202 It is recommended that people should look towards different foods to get the vitamins and minerals they need. This helps in strengthening my argument that the natural ways of dieting will work best rather than taking pills to aid in the process.

    2. "In general, most of the research regarding supplements and vitamins has found that, unless deficient, supplementation is usually unnecessary and can be harmful and costly." This info will be useful when I make statements about the unnatural ways people look for help regarding their health. It seems as if supplements are unnecessary, if not more harmful to our bodies.

    3. This is one of the big questions I have. With research and maybe even in this article I can find out if it's worth spending $30 on a dietary supplement when I want to shed fat. Hopefully this article can answer it for me.

    1. This article explains the backstory of the author and how his relationship towards women has changed as he grew up. Some of the main factors that shaped his views was his family structure and how his family treated him. The author talks about how he has to deal with his son now and teaching him to be nice to girls because he got the wrong idea of how to treat girls by him (the author). This source will be useful when talking about how the parenting affects a child's view on certain topics in various ways.

    1. This article talked about what currently happens online with kids today who have access to technology. Many kids at a young age are being exposed to certain things that are mainly for adults eyes only. The ease of access helps kids mature faster than they should which seems to be getting them into trouble. This source will be useful when I talk about technology and how it is affecting kids childhoods today.

    2. Yeah, I think it’s just a stage in middle school,

      My middle school experience was nothing like these kids.

    3. asically

      Many young kids are exposed to things now since the internet is pretty much available on every piece of technology with a screen. It's making kids want to mature quicker than they should.

    1. This article explains the pressures kids go through while dealing with fitting in with a group. The author, Mark Bowden, was a catholic school boy growing just like I was and it shows a perspective of someone growing up in the past and what pressure he had to deal with back then, compared to now. His experience with both groups of kids gave him an idea of how each group thinks differently from the other. This article will be another useful source when I talk about social groups and how they affect children when growing up.

    2. shaped me in many ways

      My grade school also shaped me in numerous ways making me into the young adult I am today.

    3. I relished my role as the bad boy among the goody-goodies.

      He wasn't THE bad-boy but he was the bad-boy of the good kids instead of the bad (dumb) kids.

    4. I relished my role as the bad boy among the goody-goodies.

      He wasn't THE bad-boy but he was the bad-boy of the good kids instead of the bad (dumb) kids.

    5. There was the smart kids’ class, and there was the dumb kids’ class.

      My grade school had the same thing except I was always in the middle class.

    6. St. Petronille’s

      I've been to this school for sports so I know where he is talking about!

    7. I attended Catholic grade schools,

      I also attended a Catholic grade school so I should be able to relate to this authors thoughts and experiences a lot.

    1. This article explains the struggles of kids today dealing with personal appearance. Personal appearance plays a big role today since everybody is online today. Also, personal appearance connects strongly to first impressions just like the son in this piece. I plan to use this article, when i talk about the modern social pressures that take place while growing up today.

    2. against the opinions and strictures of his classmates

      Something the father didn't worry about. All kids grow up differently and their is not set pattern for every child.

    3. But then I dropped it, for I knew that there are few sentences more utterly devoid of meaning than than those in which your parents assert your coolness.

      He seemed to reflect on his thoughts when he was growing up and look at his sons perspective and put himself in his sons shoes.

    1. I wouldn’t go back there for $10 million

      Kids today want to grow up so fast but little do they know these really are the "golden years".

  3. Jan 2016
    1. I hope the pea coat still fits him next winter.

      The overall all message I get from this is that the narrator (father) is that as society changes kids seem to have different views on whats cool and whats not cool depending on fashion. As another factor, some kids care more about their appearance now than they used to because of more pressure to dress like everyone else.

    2. I was flirting with disaster, publicly.

      Instead of hiding it he was trying to show everybody his shirt to see if anybody even knew what it meant or could figure it out.

    3. The thing that surprises me the most, however, is that in retrospect I appear to have felt confident or comfortable enough, in the eyes of the world, to wear that shirt—many times

      Caring about what other people think of you is a big part of growing up and this author had an easy time not caring. I was the opposite and cared too much.

    4. I find this memory

      The authors in the past two articles I read were all very descriptive about certain things and this author follows that pattern.

    1. I was unaware of it, but an epidemic had broken out across the country. Late adolescents in suburbs like ours had suddenly gone berserk, running away to other cities to have sex and not attend college, ingesting every substance they could get their hands on, not just clashing with their parents but rejecting and annihilating everything about them.

      From the last confrontation with his mother it seems like he himself is on the verge of being a part of this epidemic. He must be in the adolescence stage because he seems to reject his mother when she wants to have a serious talk and all he is saying is "OK" and "Can we turn the air-conditioning on?".

    2. Up in the bedroom that he and I shared

      He most likely has more siblings or a small house if he is sharing a bedroom. Also, something I have never experienced before.

    3. distant of these schools

      Probably to get away from his controlling father.

    4. (you could even say forced him

      My parents are the opposite, they gave me a lot of freedom to choose what I want to do the rest of my life. It is interesting to see what someone else does when the conditions are different. Lots of perspectives.

    1. they'reroaringwithlaughter.NativeCompanionhasherhandsonherhips,butshe'sgrinning.

      This part makes the author looks like he is the only sane person there.

    2. There'sthattighteningqualitytotheair,likeit'sdrawingitself

      The author really focuses on describing what the environment is like around in or in a certain area. However, he is very accurate.

    3. heheatisalltoofamiliar.

      He's not afraid to share his opinion and I feel like he will continue to show this throughout the text.