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This press release describes resident Bush's call for financial literacy, as he enstates an advisory board called the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. President Bush recognizes the connection between financial literacy and the current economic crisis. This is a very informative source on the current events of the government, and a great depiction of Great Bush's view of the importance of financial literacy.

This article, available in PDF format through EBSCO, discusses the problem of "financial aliteracy." Most Americans have limited knowledge of strategies for saving and investing. This is a timely topic, given the current problems on Wall Street.

This article, available in PDF format through EBSCO, discusses the problem of "financial aliteracy." Most Americans have limited knowledge of strategies for saving and investing. This is a timely topic, given the current problems on Wall Street.

This resource is from the UK so its background is very helpful in the traffic light system. Also the results may be helpful to add to my paper. This article is very helpful becuase it is extremely current. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=33159157&site=ehost-live

This article addressed the increasing obesity in the US. The article is helpful becuase of its focus of the unhealthy aspects of over-eating. I can use its mention of the food industry seeling high-suger, high-fat foods. This can be useful in my introduction. Also it is current (2003).

This source contains vital statistics that will be pertanent to my research. The background info is repetative to the nature of the NLEA. It discuesses the new food labeling system and how and why to use it. Also it is current and focuses on the "looking" at labels, which relates to literacy

This article describes the results of the Federal Reserve Financial Literacy Test on high school seniors. It explains that the results of the most recent test are the worst in the history of the test. The article does a great job linking the poor results with the current mortgage crisis, and expresses the importance of financial literacy in consumers today. The article is very useful in providing concrete data on the state of our country's financial literacy.

An explanation of the current nutrition facts label required by the FDA. Contains facts and statistics about the American diet and use of the labeling system.

This article adresses obesity increasing in the US. It is less current (1999) but still useful facts about the background of over-eating. The chronology is useful to my research. Also the article has good background that I can use in my introduction.

Annamaria Lusardi uses her blog to explain her day to day thoughts on the state of financial literacy in the nation. Her thoughts are generally in reaction to the current state of financial literacy or with criticism that she has heard for or against financial literacy. Her posts view financial literacy through the lenses of youth, as she is for financial literacy education in school. also, she discusses the state of retired peoples financial literacy. This source is very useful becasue it is usually very up-to-date, and the blogger has done a lot of research on the subject.

Parker and Ratzan discuss what health literacy is, the importance of having health literacy skills, and the need for a strategy to address limited health literacy. The degree to which individuals are able to understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions require a health information strategy that addresses the problems of low health literacy. Low health literacy is prevalent because current health information is somewhat complex. Parker and Ratzan present a clear definition of health literacy and why a strategy is important for better communication.

This article deals with substance use among high school students. This sample is used to foreshadow the future college environment. The study shows that alcohol is the most substance consumed by adolescents. Moreover, it explains that white people tend to be heavier drinker compared to others. It also describes the negative effects drinkers believe alcohol has on their school work, family and peer relationships. Although this study deals with high school students, but the latter will soon constitute the new college generation. Therefore, this article helps us understand the drinking background of college students.

Todd and Variyum research the use of nutritional labels. This study finds that numbers have gone done from 1995 to 2006, in how many people read the nutritional facts labels on foods. They concluded that the majority of this decrease was from people 30 and younger. This source was very valid becuase it comes from the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) and has reputable sources.

not necessarily an article but it is a guide to help you read the nutrition facts. I wanted to bookmark this so that I could refer to it at sometime possibly, and others may be interested to see it.

This article was a study done to test weather random participants would shop healthier after given education on reading labels. The results showed increases in three of the nine food groups but untimately the increases were not significant enough to conclude anything. This study was short but had references so it is reputable.

This article focuses the decline in reading in this generation. It is a very general topic of literacy and does not focus on nutrition at all. It is useful to me for statistics. It has great percentages I can use to support many of the points I want to make. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=35041956&site=ehost-live

This study done by Holmes and others focused on mostly white UK households aimed to achieve goals. It compares three dietary survey methods and identifies which method is valid and acceptable in the UK households. This source of research that shows surveys work. It is slightly off from my focus topic but is helpful in confirming certain other tests. The fact that it is done in the UK helps diversify the location and add to the validity of other results. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=32804348&site=ehost-live

This experiment was a survey given to random shoppers. The article concluded, as many, that there was no conslusive evidence of anything basically. Level of reading labels again varied but the source's backgroung may be useful to my paper. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=35436363&site=ehost-live

This article is about college students health choices. The study adresses college students choices in food purchasing based on label reading. The case studies purchasing choices after the experiment , this can be useful to my study. Also the introduction can help support my research.