We are what we eat, thus it is essential to pay close attention to what we take in, how we take in and how it affects our health. Diet plays a major role in any woman’s life, and yet there are so many diet plans out there, but not all of them work. What works for one person may not work for another person. A healthy diet involves eating right and not just eating less. Many people wrongly believe that a healthy diet menu is to reduce the amount of food intake. Thus, eating healthy does not involve starving but refers to eating the right kind of foods with the proper kind of nutrients that the body needs.
In today’s modern world, people can easily find hundreds of diet plans on the internet with fast and efficient way without going to see the real diet doctor. However, according to Health Systems Research Institute, “Many health websites provide only general messages regarding health for readers without giving sources or references. They can quickly give information to readers but they can mislead the public too.”
The website Fast Diets That Work is an example of lacks credibility health sources compare to the website eMedTV Health Information with clear and credible health information. When you are searching the health information on the internet, be aware of the follow questions and make sure you are retrieving trustworthy information.
1. Who owns the site? -Can you trust the source to give you reliable, unbiased information about health? The site resource of "About Us" from Fast Diets That Work only shows the name of originator of the site without giving any education background of health. eMedTV Health Information is a reliable source of site that owned by Clinaero, Inc, software and services company focused in clinical trials and health information.
2. Is there advertising on the site? -Be very wary of sites which contain advertising. The content may be biased to please the advertiser. The website Fast Diets That Work has at least 3 fast lost weight advertising, and claims with no exercising required, and extremely fast weight loss.
3. Who is the intended audience? -Ensure that you are obtaining clear, accurate information at a level you can understand. Fast Diets That Work only gives people information about how to "Loss weight fast", "Fast diet" and "Quick diets", but does not clearly states who may be the site directed toward, and for whom will the information works the best.
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4. Is the content accurate? -Any study or survey presented should provide full information about the purpose, scope, author, location and date of the study. Fast Diets That Work gives various of diet program, such as "Natural Detox Diet Program" and claim to be the best natural body cleanse program, but without any scientific or medical researches which supports the effectiveness and safety of the program instead all it has are testimonials from previous users. eMedTV Health Information provided accurate and credible health information to the reader with a multi-step process to review the content, including medical reference textbooks, specialty medical journals, and drug-prescribing information approved by the FDA for each articles.
5. Are there a good set of links to other useful sites? -Links to other sites can be very useful, provided the person or group making the selection has the authority and credentials to do so. The links Fast Diets That Work provided from some of the articles are no longer exist or haven't updated for a long time, and with unclear background information about where the source come from.
References
Alicia, Kay. (2010, July 29). Fast Diets That Work.Message posted to http://fastdietnews.com/
Clinaero, Inc. (2006-2011). eMedTV Health Information.
Retrieved June 12, 2011, from http://www.emedtv.com/
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