Works Cited

Myles, Ian A. "Fast Food Fever: Reviewing the Impacts of the Western Diet on Immunity."
Nutrition Journal Nutr J 13.1 (2014): 61. Myles Nutrition Journal. Nutrition Journal. Web.
20 Nov. 2015.

This PDF is detailed medical research on how the western diet is causing a rise in
immune-system related diseases and how people overindulge in fatty foods. It specifically speaks
of how the western diet consists of too many bad things such as refined sugars, fatty acids, and
also goes into depth about artificial sweeteners, gluten, and GMOs, how this can damage the
body. Besides the immune system, it talks about the effect on the stomach and other
gastrointestinal systems and how processed foods affect the bacteria in it. Although there is a
great abundance and diversity of food, most of it affects the body in many negative ways and this
can lead to many health issues.
The goal of this PDF is to show how specific types of foods can affect the ability of
cells/immune system to work effectively. The source is incredibly useful. It provides detailed
charts, graphs, and explanations on how and why these processed foods can damage the body.
The different types of foods/sections are titled, thus making it easy to find specific information
and quotes. Uses a lot of medical terminology but those misunderstandings can be easily fixed
with a dictionary or some google searching. Provides pictures along with graphs and detailed
information on specific cells.
This source will help further my argument that processed foods are exceedingly bad for
you and may cause many issues such as cancers, autoimmune diseases, etc. This source provides
concrete evidence from a reputable source. It backs up my arguments and helps to discredit my
opposing viewpoints. This PDF helps further my belief that good, wholesome food should be
available for everyone.
Volkow, Nora D., Gene-Jack Wang, and Ruben D. Baler. "Reward, dopamine and the control of
food intake: implications for obesity." Trends in cognitive sciences 15.1 (2011): 37-46.
This academic article is about how obese people may have problems distinguishing the
mental rewards from eating such as a release of dopamine and this may cause overeating and
consequently obesity. This article also talks about the relation of the hypothalamus and its
releasing of dopamine into the regions of the brain that involve food intake and that reward
process. The hypothesis of this article is that those who are obese or have a predisposition to
obesity as given by their family history may have issues with control and their hypothalamus
may be overactive. It is also thought that this can lead to control issues.
It is a useful source but it takes a few reads to understand. This is a medical journal so
medical terminology is used and it extends past my small knowledge from a physiology/anatomy
I had taken. This article is good for concrete evidence but it's hard to understand and thus making
it hard to portray to the audience of my paper.
Very helpful source but once again, hard to understand and thus making it hard to portray
to my audience. I most likely will only be able to grab a quote or two from it and that would have

to include paraphrasing. It supports my argument that processed food also promotes obesity;
which is a negative aspect of processed foods because of all the health complications that come
with it. My idea of the topic has not changed and this has just made me more wary of what I eat
and I hope that concern shines through my paper.
Everett, Sotiria, and Christie Carlstrom. "Nutrition and Lupus Part 1: Ways to Maintain a Healthy
Diet." Hospital for Special Surgery. SLE Workshop at Hospital for Special Surgery, 15 Nov.
2010. Web. 18 Nov. 2015.
This is the written log of a presentation about the type of diet someone with SLE/Lupus
or osteoporosis. It is specifically the type of foods you should eat, avoid, and have very little of.
It provides important facts such as Lupus being linked to problems with kidneys and the
cardiovascular system (the heart). It also describes the interaction between different foods and
medications and what foods and vitamins that one should have extra of to help the meds work
more effectively.
Although I most likely won't use this source for quotes or anything of the sort its a good
source for general knowledge and it helps me pinpoint more detailed information. I know what to
search for when it comes to information regarding types of foods and this provides an outline.
This is also from a reputable source and from a medical institution so the information isnt bunk.
This source although not as good as the other sources can still help give me more insight into the
types of food people with diseases can and cannot eat, thus making a more convincing argument.
This source was helpful but not a whole bunch. A lot of it was already common sense and
there was some that I didnt know. I cant really use any quotes from it but it does help figure out
what people can and cannot eat when they are already diagnosed with such diseases. This source
also doesnt really go into depth why these foods are bad/good for someone but it simply just a
list. Further research would have to be done and perhaps a better source. This most likely wont
make it onto the works cited page.
"Associated Auto-Immune Diseases - The Gluten Intolerance Group of North America." The
Gluten Intolerance Group of North America. Gluten Intolerance Group, 6 July 2015. Web. 18
Nov. 2015.
This article is a detailed list with explanations about the different types of diseases that
have a relation to gluten and how going gluten free can possibly be beneficial to those who
suffer. This is not a finish list as there are many diseases that are related to celiac disease and
gluten but this is for the most common.
This information is detailed and complete but really only good for furthering my general
knowledge and not actual quotes. It really doesnt further any argument presented in my essay
but it does help me piece together the different parts of my essay. This information is unbiased
and is just a list, it doesnt condemn or support processed foods and its simply just a piece of the
puzzle.

This source is helpful for furthering general knowledge on the many different associated
diseases but it doesnt support either processed foods or not. I may be able to get quotes from it
but that is highly unlikely unless I want to overwhelm the reader with information about a
specific disease.
"Processed Meats: Convenience, Nutrition, Taste." Meat Institute. American Meat Institute, n.d.
Web. 22 Nov. 2015. <https://www.meatinstitute.org/index.php?
ht=a/GetDocumentAction/i/94559%20date?>.
This is a bias informational PDF about how processed meats are good, how they are
necessary, and why we need them. This also talks about the many negative aspects associated
with processed foods and uses hot dogs as an example. This also has a few easy to read charts
that shoot down views that processed foods contain too much sodium.
A very bias source but I can use it to back up the opposing argument about how processed
foods are actually good and a necessary source in modern society. This source was created by a
big company to help persuade that processed meats aren't as evil as everyone depicts.
considering the source, we shouldnt take this source too seriously because it could possibly be
deceptive and contain hidden lies through keywords and other confusing doublespeak.
I will gather quotes and information from this source for my opposing viewpoint. I will
need to gather more than just this source to help with my opposing argument but this will surely
make the final draft.
Federman, Sarah.Whats Natural about Our Natural Products?" Language Awareness: Readings
for College Writers. Ed. Paul A. Eschholz, Alfred F. Rosa, and Virginia P. Clark. 11th ed. Boston:
Bedford/St. Martin's, 2013. 441-445. Print.
This article talks about how the word natural on products is really nothing but a
marketing ploy and most if not all of the time there is nothing natural about said products. This
article helps identify what ways companies try to confuse and manipulate the consumers into
buying their product under the false advertisement that something is good for you, natural, or
does/doesnt contain vitamins or corn syrup etc.
This source is very useful and I will be able to grab meaningful and lengthy quotes from
it. It will help me influence and educate my audience on what to look for when searching for a
product that is beneficial for them. It will also help them differentiate what is good and what is
bad, and keywords to look for.
This source will fit into my research perfectly and a helpful quote may be placed in the
first few paragraphs to demonstrate a point. This helps backup my paragraph that the companies
do not care about our wellbeing but the money they put into their pocket and they will continue
not to care. It is us who have to take care of ourselves.

Severson, Kim. Be It Ever So Homespun, Theres Nothing Like Spin." Language Awareness:
Readings for College Writers. Ed. Paul A. Eschholz, Alfred F. Rosa, and Virginia P. Clark. 11th
ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2013. 435-439. Print.
The author talks about greenwashed food/packaging and how the food doesnt actually
have to be fully organic. It also talks about how there is certain markers and keywords to look for
when purchasing a fully organic food against one that isnt. It also delves further to predict that
people may actually begin to ask about how everything is being made, how it affects the
environment, and what the company is doing to either prevent any negative consequences to it.
This source is very useful and I will be able to grab meaningful and lengthy quotes from
it. It will also help to bring awareness to packaging and the subconscious effects it has on us.
This helps backup my argument that companies dont care about the wellbeing of others
but just the money. I will also show the way companies directly manipulate consumers.
OMAFRA. "Food Processing and Preservation." Food Processing and Preservation. Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 13 Nov. 2013. Web. 22 Nov. 2015.
This depicts the many different ways that food can be processed including pasteurization,
blanching, etc. This also provides unbiased information and statistics with information on how
the process works and what it does.
unbiased information with good statistics and detailed information and charts. I will be
able to pull quotes from it.
Although unbiased, I can pull statistical information and quotes from it and make it fit my
evil agenda that processed food for you is bad.