| Your Health According to the Internet |
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| Feature Articles - Health & Wellness | |
| Written by Jessica Smith | |
| Thursday, 13 September 2007 | |
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You may not care about the credibility of your celebrity gossip source, but what about nutritional advice? Stan Reents, creator of athleteinme.com states, "It's a quality vs. quantity thing. Consumers need to be able to identify reputable sources. This is especially important when it comes to health and fitness information."�
It's probably best to do a lot of research before taking advice from any one
health and/or fitness website. Reents says he is "compulsive" about giving the correct information to the readers of his site, which even features online fitness counseling. Certainly his readers appreciate that. Afterall, they're trying to make good decisions about their health, not a decision on their MySpace background color. How do you decide which sites are truly credible? Research the author's credentials and find out where the site gets its funding. The author should be qualified in giving health advice (i.e. certified, MD or PhD). Any conflicts of interest from the "funding source" is another red flag to watch out for.           |
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The information highway is famous for giving people the exact info they're looking for, but with such a massive index, it may not always be the right info.
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