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Article evaluation
The three articles of interest are Western pattern diet, Detoxification (alternative medicine), and Non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Among the three articles, I've decided to edit the article of Western pattern diet, focusing on health impacts of Western pattern diet on adults.

One major problem with Western pattern diet is that the article relies too heavily on primary sources. My goal is to incorporate findings from secondary sources (systematic reviews and meta-analysis) as evidences to back up the medical connections between consumption of a western pattern diet and various health concerns.

The following three paragraphs would potentially be added under the health concerns section on Western pattern diet.

Final Assignment- Health Concerns
Immune Dysfunction

Western pattern diet is characterized by over consumption of processed foods high in refined sugars, salt, saturated fats and red meat. These macronutrients contribute to negative immunologic impacts on human health, increasing risks of autoimmune diseases, enhancing inflammation, reducing phagocytosis capability, and inducing allergic reactions.

Neurological Impairment

Based on meta analyses, dietary pattern is associated with human hippocampal volume. Results from a longitudinal study reveal that left hippocampal volume decreased over time after continuous consumption of Western pattern diets high in simple carbohydrates and saturated fats. Short-term of a Western pattern diet impaired normal function of spatial learning and memory in rodents. Neurological dysfunction induced by over-indulgence in saturated fatty acids and carbohydrate increases people’s susceptibility to Alzheimer’s diseases and induce excessive food intake resulting in obesity.

Asthma

Western pattern diet is positively associated with adult asthma morbidity. Consumption of fast food or other processed foods contributes to a higher frequency of wheeze and asthma attack based on observational studies conducted in North America, European and Asian involving more than 70,000 participants.