User:Miragladstone/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Nutrition psychology

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article because the intersection between psychology and nutrition is often overlooked. People know the importance of quality nutrition, but lack the psychological tools to implement those habits. When people better understand the psychological factors determining their dietary behaviors they can make healthier decisions. Upon reading the article I thought it gave a solid overview of nutrition psychology in the introductory section, but lacked enough detail in the applications and popular culture sections.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section: the lead section included an introductory sentence that clearly described what nutrition psychology is. It strikes a nice balance between detail and conciseness. The article did not give any overview of the different topics that would be covered.

Content: the content in the article is relevant to the topic, but some of the topics included could be expanded upon. These include the objectives and origins and development section. The objectives section only discusses the application of nutrition psychology with obesity, but it could be applied to other areas as well. The origins and development section includes a brief discussion of "food faddism" that could be expanded upon. Additionally, there could be more sections added to the applications section such as food's impact on mood, how social environments affect food choices, and how food affects peoples' cognitive performance.

Tone and Balance: The article is written from a neutral point of view with no obvious leanings toward any particular position. The article could include more viewpoints from underrepresented groups. For example, looking into the role of socioeconomic status in nutrition psychology.

Sources and References: Most of the secondary sources are backed up with a citation, but some citations are missing from the article including a citation for the definition of nutrition psychology. The sources are relatively current, but there are more recent articles that can be included. The breadth of sources could be improved to give a more comprehensive overview of the topic. Additionally, there could be a greater number of sources from underrepresented groups.

Organization and writing quality: The article is written clearly and concisely and the sections help improve the logical flow of the article.

Images and Media: There are no images in this article. It may be helpful to include 1-2 images to give a visual representation of the topic, but images aren't essential to understanding nutrition psychology.

Talk Page Discussion: There is only one comment on the talk page. The main complaint of this article is that it lacks detail and could include more sections about nutrition psychology. I agree with this critique and plan on enhancing it for my wikipedia project. The article was improved by a student as part of the WikiProject Psychology. It has been rated as start class indicating that it is incomplete and requires more sources and detail.

Overall impressions: The article includes accurate information written in a neutral point of view, but lacks a comprehensive explanation of the topic. Improving the article will require the addition of more sources and sections.