Eric Breedlove-Journal #3

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My first source has taught me that the use of sugar and sugar free foods all depends on the good balance.  If the intake/outtake ratio is off, then it can lead to obesity.  Based on this source I am beginning to believe that sugar free is not necessarily the right route to go when dieting.  It all depends on the balance of what foods you are taking in that matters.   However, I am curious as to how many people on average are misled about sugar free foods, and therefore end up hurting their body instead of helping it, and if that is a reason people find dieting unhelpful with their weight loss.  This article strengthens my thoughts that many people are not dieting properly.  The author of the article speaks in a third person point of view, and there does not appear to be any bias because the author is simply relaying data that was recorded in a study.  I think this article is speaking to both men and woman of any age between 18 and 50.  The article is pretty easy to read and only minor knowledge of anatomy is needed to help understand the article better.

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My second source taught me that studies have proven that consuming foods with artificial sweeteners can result in weight gain.  This source again strengthens what I think, which is that artificial sweeteners are very misleading, and are not necessarily a great substitute for natural sugar.  However, I still want to know more on how many people are still naïve about artificial sweeteners, and solely eat foods with it than with natural sugar.  The author of this study again is in third person, and simply describes the results of studies done and gives reasons as to why those results were found.  I think this article requires a little higher education than my other, however it is still a pretty easy read and most men and woman of adult age could comprehend what it is saying.  The audience for this article is again the same as my other source.  I do not see any biases in this article, and it has hit my interest on this subject perfectly and helped me confirm that this is what I would like to research.