Lindsay WexlerCareerPortfolio

Skill Area: General Nutrition

Assignment Title: Red Wine and Cardiovascular Health

What I learned: This assignment allowed for me to do research on research that had already been done. By comparing two sides of a controversial topic -the relation between red wine and cardiovascular health- I was able to learn how to differentiate from studies that found "conclusive evidence" versus evidence that was no conclusive. This was done by looking at p intervals, statistics, and the types of methods used for the study.

Reflection to assignment: The goal for this assignment was to do research on a "functional food" by finding studies that support its supposed benefits and studies that were on the other side. For my project I did red wine's effect on cardiovascular health and found studies that stated that red wine was beneficial for cardiovascular health, and studies that found that red wine was detrimental to cardiovascular health.