Research Article Critique

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This paper asserts that, because of the widespread problem of obesity, the research by Daborn, Dibsall and Lambert, which for the first time explores the eating habits among low income men, is a worthy one. The author points out that the selection of a qualitative approach for this study instead of a quantitative approach is justified because the aim of the study was to explore issues surrounding healthy eating. The paper suggests that the consistency of data collection could have been improved if all the interviews were conducted by the same interviewer with strict adherence to the interviewing order, thus controlling for the researchers' biases and preconceptions.

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"The interviews were tape-recorded by the interviewers and then put into transcripts in preparation for analysis. An interpretative phenomenological method was used for the analysis of the interview transcripts, and the analysis was led by one of the researchers that had no knowledge of the previous female study. The analytical process involved five steps. First, the three researchers independently studied the ten hours of tape and 281 pages of interview transcripts, and notes were made regarding potential themes for each interview.".

Sample of Sources Used:

• Attree, P., 2006. A critical analysis of UK public health in relation to diet and nutrition in low-income households. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2(2), pp.67-78.
• Daborn, C., Dibsall, L., Lambert, N., 2005. Understanding the food related experiences and beliefs of a specific group of low-income men in the UK. Health Education, 105(2), pp. 109-25.
• Hyland, R., Stacy, R., Adamson, A., Moynihan, P., 2006. Nutrition-related health promotion through an after-school project: the responses of children and their families. Social Science and Medicine, 62(3), pp.758-68.
• Vijayapushpam, T., Menon, K.,pl Raghunatha, R.D., Maria Antony, G., 2003. A qualitative assessment of nutrition knowledge levels and dietary intake of school children in Hyderabad. Public Health Nutrition, 6(7), pp. 683-8.

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