User talk:Hannahlightolson/sandbox

I did my preliminary searching on the NY Times Health website, but I also polled my friends as to what they were interested in. I was especially curious as to what they did that they considered to be "healthy." Their answers directed my searches. I was surprised by the detail of the "Talk" pages as to the controversies of the following topics. Though these articles listed little or inconclusive research in their medical portions, the "Talk" pages were full of medical study references, I was curious about how many other articles listed research as lacking or absent simply because it was difficult to appropriately summarize.

One article I picked was vinegar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinegar#Folk_medicine_and_research. I found this interesting because apple cider vinegar is popularly said to be healthy, but the Wikipedia article says there are no controlled clinical trials on the "healthiness" of vinegar. On the other hand, it also mentions that vinegar may reduce the glycemic index of food and improve fullness. I would be interested in doing a review of research and editing this article, especially in its relevance to diabetes. The article is also listed as a "C-class" in terms of quality and is marked as highly important to review. The "Talk" page featured multiple controversies that could be addressed.

A second article I looked at was turmeric: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric#Medical_research. Turmeric has been referenced as an anti-inflammatory. The article nods to this, but references a lack of positive and conclusive research. Like vinegar, this page is listed as C-class and high importance. There are tons of comments in the "Talk" section about the medical significance of the main compound, curcumn, in turmeric.

Finally, I looked up alkaline water, which I have seen featured at health stores. Interestingly, there was no page just for alkaline water -- instead, i was directed to "water ionizer" here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric#Medical_research. Like the previous articles, the health claims were listed as having "no empirical evidence." However, again, in the "Talk" page, though this was listed as low importance, there were multiple references to research done on the cellular damage protection that may occur from alkaline water.

Water Ionizer Peer Review
Hi Hannah,

I was looking at the Wikipedia page for Water Ionizer and it definitely seems like there's a lot to be added to it. For example, the Health Claims section is extremely short and only lists a few vague benefits of Water Ionizer. It seems like there is a lot you could expand on! I'm especially interested to learn more about alkaline water offering protection from a nuclear fallout (?????). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crsheridan (talk • contribs) 20:31, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

Water Ionizer Peer Review
Hi Hannah!

Upon looking at the Water Ionizer Wikipedia page, I am left wondering what further health claims may be. Additionally, perhaps the page could benefit from more insight into environmental impacts related to water ionization. Including additional studies that cite the health benefits (or lack thereof) of water ionizer would be useful and helpful additions to this Wikipedia page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mindimine (talk • contribs) 23:39, 12 May 2018 (UTC)