Question

research three credible websites on obesity. Also find two suspect websites. Identify criteria and describe how you determined the validity/unreliability of each site. Include your personal reflections on the value/dangers of making website recommendations to patients.

Answer 1

Answer :

obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has occumulated to the extent that it may have negative effect on the health.

- obesity is a condition where a person has accumulated so much of body fat that it might have a negative effect on their health. If a person body weight is at least 20% higher than it should be ,he or she considered as obese .if your BMI is above thirty considered as obesity .

some of the websites are :

1. Obesity panacea (blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea.)

2. Dr sharma 's obesity notes( drsharma.ca)

3.india obesity ( india obesity .in /blog) .

values and dangers of making website recommendations to patients :

- it is very beneficial to the patient can access the health care immediately .

-less cost .

- lesstransportation burden

- provides information about health status of patients .

- improves the professional network .

- economic production high for orgammnizations etc.

dangers :

• Poor quality of information.
• Damage to professional image.
• breaches patient privacy.
• licencing or legal issues.