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Types and Levels of Evidence for Nutrition/Dietetic Research

Describes different types of evidence and provides strategies for finding specific types of articles for Nutrition students

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Welcome to the UNF Nutrition & Dietetics Guide to Article Types & Levels of Evidence! The purpose of this guide is for you to:

  • Differentiate between primary research vs. secondary research and review articles vs. original research articles
  • Recognize the levels of evidence appropriate for your research needs
  • Execute searches in databases based on levels of evidence and article types
  • Apply appropriate filters for evidence-based searching

First, let's take a brief tour of this guide:

UNF (n. d.). Tour of the nutrition article types/level of evidence guide. Canvas. 

After reviewing this guide, please take this low-stakes quiz to check your understanding.

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