Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography

Alex Ripley

English 2A: Critical Thinking and Writing II

Theresa Conefrey

Thursday, May 22, 2013

Paragraph 1: Introduction/ Thesis

            Thesis: Diet is more important to a person’s health than exercise.

Paragraph 2: Outline main points of essay (body paragraphs)

Paragraph 4: Claim: Diet is more effective in regards to weight loss.

            Sources: Younkin, L. and Coleman, E.

Paragraph 5/6: Refutation: Establish that exercise often does not lead to weight loss.

            Source: LiveScience Staff

Paragraph 7: Claim: Diet-induced weight loss is more beneficial in circulating inflammatory markers than exercise.

            Source: Christiansen, T.

Paragraph 8: Refutation: Added supervised exercise training does not have any different effect on a person’s blood lipid levels than unsupervised recommendations for exercise.

            Source: Morencos, E.

Paragraph 9: Claim: Diet can lead to the increase of LDL particle size, which is associated with weight loss, while exercise proves insignificant in increasing LDL particle size along with weight loss.

            Source: Varady, K.

Paragraph 10: Claim: Diet can improve risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes in obese lactating women, while exercise shows no impact.

            Source: Brekke, H.

Paragraph 11: Conclusion

Works Cited

(2013, January 2). Obesity is Not Caused by a Lack of Exercise. Diet Doctor. Retrieved from http://www.dietdoctor.com/obesity-caused-lack-exercise.

This article claims that obesity is not caused by a lack of exercise, showing that Americans exercise a great amount, yet greatly struggle with obesity.

Brekke, H. K., Bertz, F., Rasmussen, K. M., Bosaeus, I., Ellegard, L., & Winkvist, A. (2014).

Diet and Exercise Interventions among Overweight and Obese Lactating Women:

Randomized Trial of Effects on Cardiovascular Risk Factors. PLoS ONE, 9(2), 1-8. doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0088250\

This journal article claims that diet can improve risks of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes in obese lactating women, while exercise can not.

Christiansen, T., Paulsen, S. K., Bruun, J. M., Pedersen, S. B., & Richelsen, B. (2010). Exercise training versus diet-induced weight-loss on metabolic risk factors and inflammatory markers in obese subjects: a 12-week randomized intervention study. American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology & Metabolism, 61(4), E824-E831. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00574.2009

This journal articles discusses the effect of exercise and diet on circulation. tissues, muscles in obese subjects.

Coleman, E. (2013, October 21). Diet May Be More Important Than Exercise. Livestrong.

Retrieved from http://www.livestrong.com/article/408117-diet-may-be-more-important-than-exercise.

This article discusses that both diet and exercise are important to health, but diet is more important in regards to weight loss.

LiveScience Staff. (2009, January 6). Diet, not exercise, plays key role in weight loss. NBC

News. Retrieved from http://www.nbcnews.com/id/28524942/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/t/diet-not- exercise-plays-key-role-weight-loss/#.U2LxK61dWd9.

This article discusses the role of exercise and diet on weight loss, claiming that diet (not exercise) is most important for weight loss.

Morencos, E., Romero, B., Peinado, A. B., Gonzalez-Gross, M., Fernandez, C., Gomez-

Candela, C., & Benito, P. J. (2012). Effects of dietary restriction combined with different exercise programs or physical activity recommendations on blood lipids in overweight adults. EFECTOS DE LA RESTRICCION DIETETICA COMBINADA CON DIFERENTES PROGRAMAS DE EJERCICIO O ACTIVIDAD FISICA SOBRE LOS LIPIDOS SANGUINEOS EN ADULTOS CON SOBREPESO., 27(6), 1916-1927. doi: 10.3305/nh.2012.27.6.6057

This journal article compares the impact of diet and exercise with clinical practices on weight loss.

Varady, K. A., Bhutani, S., Klempel, M. C., & Kroeger, C. M. (2011). Comparison of effects of

diet versus exercise weight loss regimens on LDL and HDL particle size in obese adults. Lipids in Health & Disease, 10(1), 119-123. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-10-119

This journal articles discusses the effect of diet and exercise on LDL and HDL particle size through weight loss.

Younkin, L. (2013, January 31). Is dieting or exercise better for losing weight? Tufts

Now. Retrieved from http://now.tufts.edu/articles/dieting-or-exercise-better-losing-weight.

This article discusses the effect of exercise and diet on weight loss, claiming that

exercise may not have as big of an effect as typically thought.