Recently Trevor Received an E-Mail Forwarded to Him by a Friend.The

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Recently Trevor received an e-mail forwarded to him by a friend.The e-mail warns all recipients of the dangers of an artificial sweetener,which according to the original author,is responsible for several types of cancer,mental illness,and several other serious ailments.The author uses several anecdotal stories as the basis for her assertions.Curious,Trevor does a search on the Internet for the author,but cannot find any information about her.
a)What do you think of unsolicited e-mail as a source of nutrition advice?
b)How likely is it that one product causes or cures several different diseases?
c)What else makes you wonder about the validity of the information?
d)How might you use the Internet to get more information about the artificial sweetener in question?
e)How can you tell if nutrition information in a letter,in an article,or on television is accurate?

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