MA Students
Q1
Title: Glycemic Index and Sports Performance
This week we are looking at sports-driven nutrition. All exercises need carbohydrates as fuel. As you learned from reading the chapter on carbohydrates, there are many types of carbohydrates from simple, like sugar, to complex, like fiber. Another way to look at carbohydrates is the spike in blood glucose after we eat food containing carbohydrates. The glycemic index and glycemic load are built off this concept. To learn more, go to the following website: .
For this discussion, we will discuss the efficacy of the glycemic index for athletes. Find one peer-reveiwed research article on the glycemic index and exercise or athletic performance. Be sure the article you present, investigated the effect of different glycemic diets on endurance or performance. This discussion is not about glycemic control of blood glucose or the glycemic index and diabetes or obesity.
In your initial Forum post:
· list your selected article
· provide the reference for your chosen article
· describe the study and the results
· state what the study concludes
· evaluate the article. Do you think the study made appropriate conclusions from its data? Was the study designed correctly to address the hypothesis?
· Finally, provide your opinion on the matter. Be sure to justify your position.
Q2
Title: Evaluating Sports Nutrition Sources
There are many sources of nutrition information for the athlete and/or people who coach athletes. How good are these websites? Let’s look at a few and evaluate.
For this discussion, find a source of nutrition information for an athlete which could be yourself. I don’t care how outrageous the source and its claims are because I want you to evaluate it using these red flags.
1. Promises a quick fix.
2. Dire danger warnings for a single product or regimen.
3. Makes a claim that is too good to be true.
4. Simple conclusions from a complex study.
5. Recommendations are based on one or no research study.
6. Statements are questioned by reputable scientific organizations.
7. Lists “good” and “bad” foods.
8. Recommendations are made to help sell a product.
9. Recommendations are not evidence-based on peer-reviewed research studies.
10. Recommendations use studies that ignore individual or group differences.
Q3
Research
Research pricing as it applies to your offering and industry. Consider your options for pricing. Consider your market position in determining your price.
Discuss
· What will your price point be?
· Briefly discuss how you arrived at this price.
· How does this support your market position?
Discuss each question and support your ideas with validating scholarly research.
Q4
Read one of the following articles and summarize what the author is trying to tell the reader about slavery's impact on the economy: Plus add your analysis of the article..did you agree with the author's theory or view? Please only summarize ONE article
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