LSCI106: ONLINE RESEARCH 1: INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE RESEARCH

Student Project

By Victoria Dockery

RESEARCH QUESTION:

What types of nutrition programs may help manage or prevent chronic disease in older adults and the elderly?

I selected my topic because I am an older adult and suffer from hypertension.  I believe I suffer from this chronic illness due to the over consumption of unhealthy processed foods over many years.  My poor eating habits starting in my teen years and quickly became habit forming continuing well into adulthood. 

Our society, young and old, are suffering from many chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity and a host of many others.

I believe the saying “you are what you eat”.  To prevent many chronic diseases from starting or managing the illness you have, you must give your body what it needs, good nutrition along with daily exercise.

Clearly, a diet rich in complex carbohydrates- starches, and fibers- supports efforts to control body weight and prevent heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and gi disorders. For these reasons, recommendations urge people to eat plenty of whole grains, vegetables, legumes, and fruits- enough to provide 55-60 percent of the daily energy intake from carbohydrate (Whitney 117).

                                                               

GENERAL SEARCH WORKSHEET

CONCEPT #

Search Terms

 

1

NUTRITION

DIET

DIETARY

FOOD

 

2

DISEASE

SICKNESS

ILLNESS

AILING

 

3

OLDER ADULT

ELDERLY

OLD AGE

GERIATRIC

 

4

.PREVENTION

.HEALTHY

.WELLNESS

.EDUCATION

.

 

WEBLIOGRAPHY

“Antioxidants hold key for aging world population.” The Seattle Times 26 June 1996:  F1. Infotrac Full Text Newspapers. Gale Group. 1 Dec. 2003.

<http://web1.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/597/806/42046416w1/purl=rc1_SP00_0_CJ64942837&dyn=16!xrn_888_0_CJ64942837?sw_aep=plan_skyline>.

Conis, Elena. “Exercise is good, if you keep at it Insulin study suggests fitness plan needed for older adults.” The Seattle Times 8 Oct 2003:  F2. Infotrac Full Text Newspapers. Gale Group. 1 Dec 2003. <http://web2.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/874/774/43943695w2/purl=rc1_SP00_0_CJ108700103&dyn=17!bmk_1_0_CJ108700103?sw_aep=plan_skyline>.

Frankenfield, Gay, RN. “ How to Grow Old Successfully.” Web MD Health. 3 June 2000. Web MD, Inc. 1 Dec 2003. <http://my.webmd.com/content/article/26/1728_58747.htm?lastselectedguid=%7B5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348%7D>.

 

Frankenfield, Gay.  Biography. Medical News Archive. WebMD, Inc. 1 Dec 2003. <http://my.webmd.com/content/Biography/7/1756_50702.htm>.

Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases. Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases:Report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation. 28 January – 1 February 2002. World Health Organization. 24 November 2003. <http://www.who.int/hpr/nutrition/ExpertConsultationGE.htm>.

Martin, Sean. “Older and Wiser -- and Healthier.” WebMD Health. 7 May 2001: WebMD.Inc. 1 Dec 2003: <http://my.webmd.com/content/article/36/1728_79163.htm?lastselectedguid=%7B5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348%7D>.

Martin, Sean . Biography. Web MD, Inc. 1 Dec 2003.

<http://my.webmd.com/content/Biography/7/1756_50704.htm>.

Temple, Norman J. and Ted Wilson. “Nutritional Health Strategies for Disease Prevention.” Totowa, NJ: Humana Press, 2001. 1 Dec. 2003. <http://catalog.plsinfo.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=10B04224E9R56.3520&menu=search&aspect=basic_search&npp=10&ipp=20&profile=dial&ri=&index=GW&term=Nutritional+Health+Strategies+for+Disease+Prevention&aspect=basic_search&x=10&y=10 - focus>.

Temple, Norman. BiographyResource Center -- Narrative Biography Display. Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2003. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: The Gale Group. 1 Dec. 2003.  <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC?vrsn=2.0&OP=contains&locID=plan_skyline&srchtp=name&ca=1&c=1&AI=106097&NA=temple+norman&ste=12&tbst=prp&tab=1&n=10&docNum=H1000119191&bConts=35>.

Norman J. Temple told CA: "I started my career by working as a technician in medical research in London hospitals. At that time, I believed that biochemistry was the key to progress in medicine and health. Consequently, when I decided to study for a degree, I chose biochemistry. I subsequently realized that this approach yields huge amounts of information, but teaches us remarkably little. In contrast, simple studies of the factors associated with disease (nutrition, smoking, and so forth) are the really valuable types of study.

 

"A person who had a major impact on me in this regard was T. L. Cleave. Later I developed a close working relationship with Denis Burkitt. Burkitt played a major role in establishing the importance of dietary fiber and in demonstrating that the major diseases of lifestyle are features of the Western world and are rare in underdeveloped countries. Burkitt firmly believed that much of medicine is misdirected and that the key activity should be prevention, based on a healthy lifestyle.”

Temple, Norman. Home page. Athabasca University. 2003. 1 Dec 2003. <http://www.athabascau.ca/html/staff/academic/normant.htm>.

Uzych, Leo. Rev. of Nutritional Health Strategies for Disease Prevention.  Family and Community Health by Ted Wilson and Norman J. Temple. Jan 2002 24.4. 46(2 Infotrac.Onefile. Gale Group. 1 Dec 2003. <http://web1.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/198/230/42096463w1/purl=rc2_ITOF_1_book+review+and+nutritional+health>.

Whitney, Eleanor Noss and Sharon Rady Rolfes. Understanding Nutrition, 9thedition. Belmont, Ca. Wadsworth, 2002.

 

 

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