Adam Sadek
Annotated Bibliography
"2015 World Hunger and Poverty
Facts and Statistics." Http://www.worldhunger.org. Hunger Notes, 24
Mar. 2015. Web. 27 Mar. 2015.
This source is very informational and is meant to educate
readers and give them a very general understanding of hunger around the world
and the effects on those that suffer through it. It breaks down, defines, and
elaborates on many issues that surround the topic such as the different kinds
of malnutrition, statistics on the undernourished regions of the world, how the
hunger affects the children, amongst other topics. It also answers several
common questions that people reading the website might have.
I plan on incorporating this source because it breaks down
all the basic knowledge that encompasses the subject in a way that people can
understand but still stays very informational. If someone had any questions
about the subject they would be able to get at least a partial answer by reading
it in full. Citing this source would definitely be able to fill in any gaps
that weren’t covered about my other sources about malnutrition and how
frequently you can find it in different places around the world.
Sinn, Natalie. "Nutritional and
Dietary Influences on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder." Http://web.b.ebscohost.com.
EBSCO Host, 6 Feb. 2009. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.
The article centers around the treatment and development
of Attention Deficit Hypersensitivity Disorder (ADHD) in children. It gives a
basic definition of what ADHD is and a lot of known causes and factors that
might make ADHD more prevalent in children, such as neurological factors and
biological factors. They state that suboptimal levels of fatty acids may be the
most influential factor but malnutrition and low levels of several nutrients
such as Zinc, Iron, and Magnesium also play a crucial role. The study describes
in depth the different roles that each nutrient has on body and proper
development and different risk factors that might be associated with improper
levels, but places and emphasis on the development of the brain.
This article is particularly useful because it shows an in
depth look into a variety of nutrients that may have serious effects on the
body. It also diversifies the topics that I will be able to talk about since it
describes mental health and growth factors in first world countries. It narrows
down the subject to nutrients and draws upon studies to show how they pertain
directly to the matter at hand. It will be directly relatable to a good
majority of the readers since they will most likely be in a position similar to
those in the study.
Schmidt, Charles. "Beyond Malnutrition: The Role
of Sanitation in Stunted Growth." Http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of
Medicine, 14 Nov. 2014. Web. 23 Mar. 2015.
This source
describes not just the effect of nutrients on the body, specifically stunted
growth in children and teens, but provides a counterargument by saying that
sanitation plays a very large role on health and growth. It focuses on less
developed environments where there is overcrowding and insufficient services to
provide a healthy level of sanitation such as those that may be found in India.
Statistics and facts are used to bolster the credibility of the article. It
considers all aspects that may stunt the growth in children, such as how the
cultural aspects of letting kids play anywhere like in Zimbabwe helped expose
them to pathogens that may be found in fecal matter.
This source
helps me stray away from focusing heavily on the concept of certain nutrients
being the only things to consider when aiming for a healthy lifestyle. It will
allow me to provide a counterargument to my source that says its not just
healthy eating and appropriate levels of both necessary and unnecessary
nutrients that’s required to stay healthy. For example, if you don’t stay clean
you might get diarrhea that will force your body to purge much of the water in
your body and not allow your digestive system to be fully effective in
processing nutrients. It strays away from the first world concept that my other
sources revolve around and shows how poverty and living in slums may affect
someone’s health. While this source in particular doesn’t make malnutrition its
main topic, it doesn’t ignore it and still provides interesting facts about how
it is still a large influence it is just not the only one.
Ward,
Jill. "MALNUTRITION." Practice Nurse 23 Feb. 2001: 22. Health
Reference Center Academic. Web. 7 Apr. 2015.
This article summarizes the effects that
malnutrition or under nutrition may have on people that have had relatively
healthy diets their entire lives, such as those in first world countries,
specifically the UK. It first defines malnutrition and many of the ideas that
surround it, which allows the reader to fully understand what is mentioned in
the article. It gives statistics taken in the UK about the prevalence of this
disorder and talks about the major problems associated with it. It also talks
about the measures being taken in order to make this less of an issue and
includes quotes from advocates on how to reduce the problem.
This source will be
very useful in my essay since it will provide well-rounded details on a crucial
part of my essay. It introduces the causes, explains the effects on the body,
and makes it much more relatable since many of the subjects that the statistics
are based off of could be gotten through a average member of society, and if
the audience was but in a hospital then they might have contributed to the
statistics.
Weinfield, Nancy, Gregory Mills,
Christine Borger, Maeve Gearing, Theodore Macaluso, Jill Montaquila, and Sheila
Zedlewski. "Hunger in America 2014." Www.feedingamerica.org.
Feeding America, 1 Aug. 2014. Web. 7 Mar. 2015.
This source is the results of one of the largest and most
comprehensive surveys done on hunger in America. Detailed in the pages is a
wide range of surveys that describe the type of people that need assistance in
order to get an appropriate and healthy amount of food. The article describes
many of the key ideas surrounding the survey, its implementation, and its
results. It also describes almost every aspect that went into planning the
survey so the audience can either interpret it themselves or read the analysis
provided for them. The source also utilizes many pictures and diagrams to help
depict many of the ideas it’s trying to get across. It has a tone that
permeates sympathy as well for it tries to get the reader to understand the
unfortunate situation of many of the people in the survey .
The sheer size and inclusiveness of this survey will make
it a great addition to my research paper. It includes all parts of the country,
which builds upon its credibility and makes it more relatable to its readers
for some of the members of the survey could have been living in their own
community or not far from home. The facts and statistics inside can be
incorporated and they are very recent, seeming as the study was published in
August of 2014. Everything is broken down to its most simple pieces, so the
reader can follow the authors’ trains of thought at least be able to understand
how they came to those conclusions. The accurate nature and credibility of this
survey will do very much to increase my own paper’s ethos and make it more
meticulous.
Project Proposal
For my service project I have decided to
volunteer inside a food pantry that distributed food to those that were less
fortunate than myself. While there I saw that while there was a great deal of
food that many kind and compassionate people donated, I began to wonder where
it was all going to and the benefits it might give them, seeing as all of it
was non-perishable and not necessarily their healthiest choice. This motivated
me to choose to do my project on and my thesis about the effect of poverty on
the ability for children and adults to get the necessary nutrients needed to
live long and healthy lives. I have two
sources that focus on already reasonably healthy individuals getting a lack of
proper nutrients that results in complications. One of the two sources
describes the different effects not having certain nutrients such as Zinc,
Iron, magnesium, and fatty acids can have on children, but it places a large
emphasis on the effect this has on the neurological disease ADHD. The other
source mentions the effect a lot of the same nutrients may have on adults when
their body stops getting the amount required. This will bring me into the first
analytical question that I will attempt to answer, and it is ‘what is the
difference between an adult not getting enough nutrients as opposed to a
child?’. Poverty can affect anyone at any age, and it would be very interesting
to be able to see the difference problems a single family with members of
different ages can go through. Another one of the questions I plan to answer is
“How does hunger in America compare to other countries?”. A third source describes
how hygiene in addition to malnutrition affects the health of individuals and a
fourth source describes the prevalence of poverty in many different regions of
the world. This will allow me to compare the situation of those that live in
first world countries to those that live in second world and third world
countries. It will also allow me to provide counterarguments since a source
sheds light on the importance of good sanitation and how consideration needs to
be given to things other than just making sure a body gets the nutrients it
needs. The sources will also let me elaborate upon the varying degrees of
malnutrition and poverty that some are faced with and will allow my analysis to
consider many different factors. The third question that will be answered in my
research project is “How effective are food banks at feeding the needs of the
impoverished?”. My fifth source is an elaborate explanation of a study done
that detailed the amount of people in the US that needed assistance getting
food. It will allow me to check statistics and do a little more research in
order to be able to see if the needs of the hungry are being met
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