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Nutrition and health. The issue is not food, nor nutrients, so much as processing
This article explains that food processing is often overlooked when discussing health and nutrition. It cites three different types of processed foods - minimally processed foods, foods extracted from whole foods, and ultra-processed products. Minimally processed foods are best, while ultra-processed products often contribute to unhealthy eating behaviors due to their high caloric densities and large amounts of additives. Whole30 diet also urges people to stick with minimally processed foods and eliminate ultra-processed foods from diet.

Dietary Sugars Intake and Cardiovascular Health
This statement from the American Heart Association explains that added sugar consumption has greatly increased in the past couple of decades, largely due to increased consumption of sugary soft drinks. This has increased the caloric intake of many Americans and has contributed to obesity rates in the US. Studies have also shown that consumption of added sugars is often associated with decreased intake of several kinds of micronutrients. The AHA recommends that women consume no more than 100 calories from added sugar per day and 150 calories from added sugar per day for men. The Whole30 diet, on the other hand, does not allow any added sugar.

Effects of Science and the Media on Consumer Perceptions about Dietary Sugars
This article discusses how the way that media has reported on sugar, obesity, and nutrition has changed over time. Consumers are becoming more familiar with terms like "added sugar," "high fructose corn syrup," and "glycemic index" because these terms are being used more frequently in media. Media outlets are reporting more and more about nutritional information. This is relevant for Whole30 because information about this diet has spread through a variety of media sources.

The Effects of Diet on Inflammation
This review examines evidence regarding the relationship between diet and the development of inflammation and heart disease. Studies show that diets high in sugar, refined grains, and saturated fats contributed to increased amounts of inflammation. The article recommends a whole diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and whole grains and limiting refined grains. The Whole30 diet, however, eliminates nuts and whole grains. The Whole30 diet claims that reducing "inflammatory food groups" will aid in living a healthier and happier lifestyle.

The Celebrity Quick-Fix
This article describes how the the prevalence of fad diets in popular media can be overwhelming and confusing for consumers. More media personalities are being viewed as authorities in this field and they are offering many different kinds of diets and eating regimens that offer a 'quick-fix' for nutrition and weight loss.


 * 1) This relates to my nutritional controversy because the Whole30 diet is another fad diet that being promoted on various forms of popular media. And its founder, Melissa Hartwig, is being viewed as an authority in the diet and nutrition field.
 * 2) The article uses three different celebrity examples and explores the diets and eating regimens they prescribe and how their prescriptions can conflict with other findings in the health and nutrition field. It cites many credible sources.
 * 3) The article seems fairly biased and does not consider many of the benefits and merits of these eating regimens that these media personalities are promoting.
 * 4) This article argues against the Whole30 diet, saying that many of these kinds of diets are backed up by enough scientific evidence and therefore may not be sustainable.

== Reducing Added Sugars in the Food Supply Through a Cap-and-Trade Approach. == This article explores how a cap-and-trade policy could affect added sugar in our national food supply. A cap-and-trade policy would put a limit on the amount of added sugar a manufacturer could put in its food products, and if the are below this limit, the manufacturer can sell its added sugar 'permits' to a manufacturer that would exceed the cap. In the simulation, they found that this policy would improve health in society.


 * 1) This article proposes methods to reduce added sugar consumption, which is similar to what the Whole30 diet is attempting to achieve.
 * 2) There is large amount of data and evidence provided in the article
 * 3) However, the research is done through a simulation so we can't be sure if the policy would have the same effects in practice.
 * 4) This article supports the Whole30 diet's perspective on added sugar consumption.

== COMPETING DIETARY CLAIMS FOR WEIGHT LOSS: Finding the Forest Through Truculent Trees == This article examines a large number of studies and article that make a variety of conclusions that they claim will assist in weight loss. After examining and categorizing many of these articles, they explain that with so many competing claims circulating, it's hard to tell what is right or wrong and what is most effective. This 'forest' of dietary claims makes it difficult for consumers to figure out how to adopt healthy eating habits.


 * 1) The Whole30 would be considered another fad diet that makes dietary claims that this article would consider to be contributing to the 'forest.'
 * 2) This article makes a strong argument by synthesizing the information provided by over 300 studies.
 * 3) Because this is a review of so many other studies, I cannot seem to find any weaknesses.
 * 4) This article argues against the effectiveness of fad diets like the Whole30 diet

== Understanding dieting: A social cognitive analysis of hedonic processes in self-regulation == This article uses a goal-conflict model to explain why dieters have trouble adhering to their dietary restrictions due to the hedonic experience of attractive food cues.


 * 1) The Whole30 diet places a lot of restrictions on those who follow the program, and this article explains why it is difficult for people to adhere to this kind of restrictive dieting.
 * 2) The article cites a large amount of credible studies
 * 3) The study doesn't examine if there is a way to overcome the effects of this model.
 * 4) This article argues against the effectiveness of diets like the Whole30 diet