Evaluating the reliability and credibility of food and nutrition information

What this note covers

1. Why Evaluating Food Information Matters in the Current Media Environment
2. The CAAPB Framework: Five Criteria for Evaluating Food Information
3. Applying the Criteria to Different Source Types
4. Worked Example: Evaluating a Viral Social Media Nutrition Claim
5. The Influence of Food Marketing on Perceived Credibility
6. Nutrition Science as Evolving and Contested: Implications for Source Evaluation
7. Strategies for Making Reliable Food Information Decisions in Practice

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes