Sarah Reyner

ENG 102
November 17, 2012
Research Paper Bibliography
"Food and Nutrition." United States Department of Agriculture. United States
Department of

Agriculture, 12 2012. Web. 18 Nov 2012.

<usda.gov>.

One of the sources that I am retrieving a substantial amount of hard data is the United
States Department of Agriculture. My discovery of this governmentally funded and conducted
program is what I visualize as the winning lottery ticket in regards to research. Their website
has quantitive research that has been conducted by several credible individuals and groups.
The most useful aspect of this data is the unbiased manner it is delivered. They do not take a
stance on the issue, they simply conduct the study and analyze the results. Because this is a
neutral source, it will allow me to form my own opinion based on knowledge that is not
favoring a certain party. It will also enable me to provide my audience with untampered
evidence which will additionally establish a credible argument.

Institute of Medicine, dir. The Weight of Nations. Dir. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and National Institutes of Health. 2012. Film. 18 Nov 2012.

The HBO production of Poverty and Obesity is an informative documentary on the

high rates of obesity amongst the poor. Intended to reach out to any follower of social media,
the producers provided several case studies, research results, and personal examples that were
conducted or headed by prominent scientific, political, and educational figures involved in
their cause. Even though they bombarded the audience with numbers, data, and statistics, the
film sparked my attention and furthered by desire to take further action. These tactics will be a

useful model to aid my goal of entrancing my audience as I simultaneously reveal mindnumbing facts.
Joseph , Cramer, M.D. "The Pain of Calorie-Rich Malnutrition in the United States."
Deseret News [Salt Lake City] 24 April 2012, Early

Edition n. pag. Web. 18 Nov.

2012.

The newspaper article The Pain of Calorie Rich Food in the United States written by
Joseph Cramer, M.D, a practicing pediatrician and professor for 30 years, is a source that will
be useful in explaining the physical side effects of obesity. The article focuses on the physical
impacts of a poor diet and also how certain ingredients in cheap, nutrient depleted products
have the potential to be dangerous. I plan to use his professional medical opinion and studies in
my argument to reinforce the importance and relevance of my topic.

United States. United States Department of Agriculture. Obesity, Poverty, and

Participation in

Nutrition Assistance Programs. Virginia: Office of Analysis,

Nutrition and Evaluation

USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, 2005. Web.

This government published study will prove to be a useful source when establishing my
argument and when providing evidence in my paper. The study was conducted by Paul Linz,
Michael Lee, and Loren Bell, all scientifically and educationally qualified professionals, and
had the purpose of determining whether or not there is a systematic way to prove a definite link
between participants in food assistant programs and obesity. The study concluded with failure
to establish any method that would prove or refute such links. This study helped me understand
that the issue I am addressing is a theory backed only by trends and numerical statistics, and
that I must determine my own opinions in my argument. I also plan to use their study when
explaining this intangibility in my own argument.

Patt, Morrison, narr. "Breaking the Link Between Poverty and Obesity." Southern California
Public Radio, 06 2012. web. 18 Nov 2012.

The podcast Breaking the Link Between Poverty and Obesity produced by Patt
Morrison, provides another expert opinion and potential explanation of my topic. The podcast
stars numerous credible figures that have conflicting explanations of the link between poverty
and obesity, what approaches or solutions would be most successful, and even how there is no
link. This podcast was highly beneficial in opening my eyes to many sides of the argument.
Once I decipher my own argument, I will be able to use such colliding viewpoints in my paper
to address and refute the opposing argument.

Peyser, Tony. Fat Chance. 2012. Poem. scpr.orgWeb. 18 Nov 2012.

Even the seemingly feeble sources have proven to be highly beneficial to my inquired
knowledge and will be vital in establishing my argument. In Tony Peysers poem Fat
Chance, he attempts transcribe his own frustration involving the obese hungry in his
audience by the specificity of his dialect and his use of emotional cues. His intentions were met
when I felt his annoyance and discrete bitterness upon reading his poem. I intend to identify his
strategy of persuasion and use it to covertly install the same resentment in my reader.

Daniels, Lee, dir. Precious. 2009. Film. 18 Nov 2012.

Another unexpected source that proves valuable is the film Precious. If you youtube
precious fried chicken scene you will come across a visual of an obese African American
young girl, classified as impoverished, gorging on an entire bucket of greasy fried chicken.
Being the only food that she could acquire, the scene serves as a great example of how hunger
affects food choices. This clip placed my topic in a real life circumstance; what was once
limited to lines on a paper or interviews was enhanced into a realistic understanding. I hope to

use this scene in my paper to help the readers identification to the topic. By painting this
visual, I have the goal of forcing the reader to recognize such instances that they have
witnessed or taken part in.
Schulzke, Eric. "A Food Stamp Paradox." Deseret [Salt Lake City] 28 April 2012, Weekend
Ed. n. pag. Print.

This article provides numerous potential contributions to the obesity rates amongst the
poor. Shulzke, a P.h.D. in political science, uses the family of Jill Warner, a household that
suffered substantial financial changes essentially overnight, to explain his main points of the
article. By describing the process of descending from an affluent to impoverished household
he explained how food stamps, the lack of nutritious food in low income neighborhoods, and
the price difference between nutrient-dense and processed foods all contribute to the Warner
familys growing waistline. I plan on using his three main points as evidence in my essay and
mimicking his usage of the Warner family by using my own example family as I will describe
how their eating habits have changed due to income decrease.

Peeples, Lynne. "Thin Wallets, Thick Waistlines." Scientific American. 15 2010: n. page.
Print. <http://www.scientificamerican.com/ article.cfm?id=food-stamps-obesity>.
This article focuses on determining whether added incentives and other changes to the
food stamp program would trim obesity rates among low-income households. Throughout the
article Peeples proposes several solutions that she construed based on research conducted by
major firms such as the USDA. Her incentives and proposals will be useful in regards to
forming an argument and providing evidence when backing my chosen stand.

Ploeg, Michele Ver, Lisa Mancino, and Biing-Hwan Lin. "Food Stamps

and Obesity." Trans.

Array Ironic Twist or Complex Puzzle. Amber Waves. United States Department of
Agriculture Economic Research Services, 2006. 32-37. Print.

This scientific article dives deep into proving how food stamps cause increased chances
of obesity. The article provided a scientific background on how obesity effects health, what
social trends that coincide with food stamps that could contribute, and why white women
display the most significant increases in weight gain. This article was composed by scientific
elites and published by the United States Department of Agriculture. The credibility of the
hard evidence provided will allow me to accurately prove my argument.