Annotated Bibliographic Assignment- Jose Ventura

Coleman, M. D. (2010, May). Human drug metabolism: an introduction, 2nd edition. Boston.
Wiley-Blackwell.
The book Human Drug Metabolism: An Introduction, 2nd Edition, is an introduction and
educational source that helps the reader grasp a better understanding of the functions of the
human body and its responsiveness to the intake of outside chemicals and drugs such as dieting
pills that enhance weight loss. The books main emphasis in the relationship between drug
concentrations and the effects the body can have in response to the introduction of these
supplements to the body.
The books currency if fairly recent since it was published in 2010; its a reliable source because
the intended audience of this book is scholarly audiences although it can be used by individuals
seeking knowledge in this field. The author is a medical doctor which backs up his authority to
publish this source, there are no bias since the book is for informative purposes and its important
to include this source because it will help answer the proposed question.
Komaroff, A. L. (2008, April 1). You dont have to take the pill. Harvart Health Letter.
The database article You Dont Have to Take the Pill, is a scholarly article database that
provides the reader with an overview of common conditions and mistakes that people tend to fall
into when they are in the process of losing weight. It also lists the most common risk factors
associated with diets that are rigorous to the body, as well as provide a vast variety of healthy
and natural ways of dieting. As mentioned in its title, it encourages people not to consume
dietary supplements as well as explains why.

The currency of this article is somewhat recent since it was published in 2008; although there
could be some new research that could contradict it, it can still be used by researchers. The
article is published in a database website so the intended audience is scholarly; the author is a
medical doctor that has done research in this particular field. Although there is a bias towards the
avoidance of supplements, the articles purpose is to educate people on the negative effects of
dietary supplements.
Fontoura, M. (2014). The new slimdown truths. health, 28(6), 43-46.
The academic database The New Slimdown Truths, is an article that focuses on the facts and
fictions of dietary habits humans have. It is focused around the idea of healthier ways of losing
weight and provides the reader with a better understanding of how meals are essential for the
human body activities, as well as discusses the myth related to good fats.
The article can be considered as very reliable because it was released in 2014 which then makes
it very current. The article was published by Maria Fontoura, who is a dietary expert, hence
making the credentials pretty reliable; although the article was written for scholarly audiences, it
has been used by people who are trying to attain better information on their own health. It is not
very bias because the source is more informative than anything and its purpose is simply to
educate people of healthier ways of eating to help lose weight.
Dietary supplements: what you need to know. (2011, June 17). U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services. Retrieved from https://ods.od.nih.gov/HealthInformation/
The website Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know, is a government article that
provides the reader with an insight of information that is designed to choose what supplements
should be taken. It also does into detail discussing the effectiveness, quality, as well as federal

regulation regarding each supplement that falls under the category or dietary supplement that
enhances weight loss.
The website article is considered reliable because it was released in 2011, which is not too long
ago as well as the website itself, which was published by a governmental publisher, that being
the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The intended audience for this website is
designed for general or popular audiences while the credentials are very strong since it was
released by the government. There is no bias because the purpose if it is to educate people about
health and supplement usage.
The good, the bad, and the dangerous- the truth about diet pills. (2014, January). Lbn-onlinefitness. Retrieved from http://www.lbnonlinefitness.com
The website The Good, the Bad, and the Dangerous- The Truth About Diet Pills, is an
informative source that covers the topic that many people talk about, which is the usage of
supplements that enhance weight loss. The websites main focus is to discover and investigate
the good, bad, and dangerous aspects of dietary supplements that people consume, as well as
provide a list of different types of supplements and their function.
The article which was published in 2014 is considered to be pretty current has been updated once
in 2015. Its intended audience is more popular and general, which makes sense since it appears
to speak to the reader informing them about the results the body can have as a result of intake of
supplements. This article is not bias because it provides the reader with both the good and bad
aspects of intake of these drugs or drinks. The authors credentials are reliable because he is a
dietary expert with the purpose of educating people about the effects these things can have on the
body.

The best supplements for you. (2015). Muscle & Fitness, 76(9), 130-144i.
The academic database The Best Supplement for You, is scholarly article that discusses the
difference between dietary supplements that people consume, whether that is pills or drinks, fat
burners or meal supplements. This article also evaluates the nutritional value many of these pills
and drinks contain.
This database has a currency that can be considered very reliable because it was published in
2015, although there is no specific author that published it, the publishers released this article for
a scholarly audience for educational purposes. There is no bias because the article is focused on
trying to guide people and help them choose between the best supplements they should take
when trying to lose weight, that is its purpose. Its important because this article can help answer
the proposed question.
Are over-the-counter diet pills safe? (2011) Healthy Lifestyle Weight Loss. Retrieved from
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/
The website article Are Over-the-Counter Diet Pills Safe? is an article designed to help people
answer the commonly used question regarding the safety of diet pills consumed to help people
lose weight faster than their actual metabolic rate allows them to. It talks about most of the
common diet pills that can be purchased over-the-counter and what are risks associated with
them.
The articles currency can be attained from 2011, which is viewed as fairly current. Although the
article was designed for the popular or general audience, it was written by a medical researcher
and reviewed by a medical doctor. It is not a bias source because it is simply trying to answer the

common question about safety of diet pills that are obtained over the counter. It is important
because it can educate people.
Dietary supplements for weight loss. (2016). U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
Retrieved from https://ods.od.nih.gov/HealthInformation/
The article Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss, is a website article that talks about all the
kinds of supplements there are out there. It provides the reader with a sheet that includes
information on weight-loss dietary supplements including summaries of research on the safety
and efficiency of several of the most commonly used ingredients in these products as well as
discuss the ages where these are the most common.
Although the article does not provide a specific author, this source is very reliable because it was
published by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, which are considered the
credentials. It was last updated in 2016 which makes it very current. It has no bias because its
purpose is simply to go into detail to discuss the chemicals included in many of these dietary
pills. Its written for scholarly audiences although it was not published in a database because it
was published by the government for educational purposes.
Tong, H., Rappold, A. G., Caughey, M., Hinderliter, A. L., Bassett, M., Montilla, T., & ... Samet,
J. M. (2015). Dietary Supplementation with Olive Oil or Fish Oil and Vascular Effects of
Concentrated Ambient Particulate Matter Exposure in Human Volunteers. Environmental Health
Perspectives, 123(11), 1173-1179. doi:10.1289/ehp.1408988
This particular database is written to discuss the concentrations of certain chemicals or
components commonly found in dietary supplements, the neat and different thing about this
database is that researchers actually conducted an experiment where they experimented with

different types of concentrations in each dietary pill or supplement and tested whether one would
be more effective than the other.
The currency of this article is very recent because it was published in 2015 by a group of
researchers who seek knowledge in regards to dietary supplements. The intended audience for
this article is scholarly audience and it is somewhat difficult to understand because of their
advanced vocabulary incorporated inside of it. The article is not bias because they actually
experiment hence their purpose it to seek knowledge in this particular field.
Booth, A. O., Huggins, C. E., Wattanapenpaiboon, N., & Nowson, C. A. (2015). Effect of
increasing dietary calcium through supplements and dairy food on body weight and body
composition: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. The British Journal Of Nutrition,
114(7), 1013-1025. doi:10.1017/S0007114515001518
The academic database is another experimental source where the concentrations of calcium in
dietary supplements are increased to test whether these concentrations increase the effectiveness
that dietary supplements can have on the body; hence, whether they will make weight loss more
effective or slow it down.
The authors are several scientific researchers that aim to discover something through
experimental ways, their credentials are very reliable. The same thing goes for the currency,
which tells that the article was published in 2015, making it very recent. It is designed for
scholarly audiences because it is for those seeking knowledge in this particular field, also it is
pretty difficult to read. The article is not bias because the purpose it to educate people on these
supplements and changes in concentrations.