Conduct a search using an online database to search for literature on the impact of intermittent fasting on a person with health complications. Some of the key concepts are is it safe? Who is safe for? What are the side effects? Who is practicing this fast, does the fast with inflammation or diabetes? What are the results?
Keep searching until you find an article close to all of the key concepts mention. You will then choose from the 2 articles and write an abstract for both of the articles. Please include the APA 7 Reference Citation for the Article at the top of the page
The abstract should include the following:
Template for writing an abstract:
Author/s last names (year) conduced a study about __________. The participants were____and. the setting was________. (New paragraph) The findings were_____________. Discussion (Possible a new paragraph). The authors suggested________. Discussion
You will fill in the blanks with your own words. To copy directly from the article fails to show comprehension and may also be considered plagiarism. To fill in the blanks, you need to pay special attention to:
Sentence 1 – Authors’ last name/s (year) conducted a study about….
· Read the Abstract: this will give you an overview of the study’s purpose.
· Read the entire article without trying to summarize it.
· Go back and read the literature review or Background section. Toward the end of the section, the authors should identify gaps in the existing literature and will explain to the reader how their current study will fill the gap. The authors will also stat their hypothesis (purpose) at the end of this section.
Section 2 – The participants were, the setting was..
· Read the Methods section of the paper. The authors will describe how the data was collected, who was included in the sample and any instruments that were used.
· A reader might want to consider sample size, demographic characteristic, or any interesting protocol.
· It is not necessary to report ever fact.
Section 3 – The findings were…
· Read the findings section of the article
· Some statistics may be confusing. Pay attention to key words such as increased, decreased, improved, reduced.
· No change may be a significant finding
· Next, read the Discussion section. The authors will present the findings in general terms.
Section 4 – The authors suggested….
· Read the Discussion section and look for comments that the authors made about the intervention or program such as Did it work? Or should it be continued?
· Look for the author’s critique of why the study did or did not produce results. Did anything unexpected influence the findings?
· The author may suggest a future line of research or next steps to improve the body of knowledge.
Additional considerations
· A literature review is a summary of what research has been completed in a topic area; it should be summarized in your own words.
· Read the entire article first and then go back and take notes. Jot down notes in your own words. This increases comprehension and decreases the likelihood of plagiarism.
· The review is written in 3rd person – no I or you
· Unless otherwise stated, the review ideally reflects articles published in the last 5-10 years
· Not every detail or fact needs to be reported.
· Write the literature in the past tense; the research has already been completed.
· The article cannot do, find or say anything. The authors are the people who conducted the study.
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