Annotated Bibliography and Evaluation of Sources

Topic: Fad diets and eating disorders

From fad diet to eating disorder. (2014, May 2). Retrieved April 7, 2015, from
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-02/when-fad-diets-become-eatingdisorders/5426948
This article talks about how fad diets can lead to eating disorders. It talks
about very busy people that dont have time to eat right or exercise right so they
turn to these fad diets, ultimately these fad diets lead to people having eating
disorders.
Source type: Online article
Location: Internet (google search)
Current: Yes article was written in May of 2014
Credible: Yes because it is a .net website and a news website
Value: This source gives information on how fad diets and eating disorders
are connected which is important because or topic both eating disorders and fad
diets
Madeline, V. (2015). The facts on fad diets . Retrieved from Everyday health :
http://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutrition/the-facts-on-fad-diets.aspx
This article talks about fad diets and gives good information on things like how they
get so popular and why so many people believe they will work. It talks about it is
important to be aware of the magical claims and promises of fad diets. It talks
about how there better alternatives to turn to before starting a fad diet.
Source type: Online Article
Location: Internet (google search)
Current: Somewhat was written in 2012 and updated in 2013
Credible: Yes because it was reviewed by a medical doctor
Value: This source gives valuable information about how fad diets are bad for you
and how they are able to make people believe they are safe effective diets.
Reas, D. L., R, ., Karterud, S., Hummelen, B., & Pedersen, G. (2013). Eating
disorders in a large clinical sample of men and women with personality
disorders. The International Journal Of Eating Disorders, 46(8), 801-809.
doi:10.1002/eat.22176

This article talks about men and women with personality disorders being
affected by eating disorders. It talks about research that was done to see if having
a personality disorder could have something to do with the person also having an
eating disorder.
Source type: Journal article
Location: FSU library database

Snyder, B. K. (2014). Eating disorders in adolescents and young adult women:

Implications for reproductive health. Contemporary OB/GYN, 59(3), 51-62.
This article has to do with how eating disorders can affect reproductive health
in young women and adolescents. This article also goes into how eating disorders
can affect the different systems of the body like the endocrine and cardiovascular
system.
Source type: Journal article
Location: FSU library database

The Eating Disorder Foundation. (n.d.). Retrieved April 7, 2015, from

http://www.eatingdisorderfoundation.org/EatingDisorders.htm
This article talks about the most common eating disorders you find among
people and goes into what these eating disorders are and how they affect
people. This article also talks about the demographic that eating disorders
most affect and why. This article also goes into obesity and self-image a have
an impact on eating disorders.
Source type: Online article
Location: Internet (google search)
Current: Yes the website was made in 2013
Credible: Yes the website uses a .org and has links to other websites
Value: I will use this source to further my knowledge on eating disorders and
who they affect and this website shows how big of a deal eating disorders
are.

Snyder, B. K. (2014). Eating disorders in adolescents and young adult women:

Implications for reproductive health. Contemporary OB/GYN, 59(3), 51-62.

This article has to do with how eating disorders can affect reproductive health
in young women and adolescents. This article also goes into how eating
disorders can affect the different systems of the body like the endocrine and
cardiovascular system.
Source type: Journal article
Location: FSU library database

UPMC. (2015). Fad diets . Retrieved from My UPMC: http://www.upmc.com/patientsvisitors/education/nutrition/pages/fad-diets.aspx

This article gives information about how fad diets can cause possible serious
harm to someone. This article also gives information about how to determine
facts from fad when dealing with these diets. This article talks about some
different popular fad diets and how they are not healthy for someone.
Source type: Online article
Location: Internet (google search)
Current: Yes written in 2015
Credible: Yes website is affiliated with another .org website and a university
Value: Source gives valuable information on how to tell the difference between the
facts and the fad about the diets and also gives good information about some
different popular types of fad diets.
US national library of medicine . (2004). Dieting in adolescents . Retrieved from
NCBI: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2720870/
This article gives information about dieting and how it affects teenagers. This
article provides information about the facts about dieting and the definition.
This article also gives information on the psychical and physiological affects
dieting has.
Source type: Journal article
Location: Internet (google search)
Current: No written in 2004
Credible: Yes it is a .gov website with a list of references and was taken from
the US national library of medicine.
Value: Gives information about dieting and how it can affect you physically
and psychologically.
Web MD. (2011). High-Protein Diets: Do They Work? Retrieved from Web MD:
http://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-high-protein-diet
This article gives information about high protein diets. Provides information
about how affective this diet really is and provides the pros and cons of the

diet. Also gives information on how to modify this diet so its safe and
effective.
Source type: Online Article
Location: Internet (google Search)
Current: Yes reviewed in 2014
Credible: Yes it was reviewed by a licensed doctor
Value: Gives information about a certain type of diet and the pros and cons of
this diet