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Sometimes, choosing a topic is the hardest part of the research process, especially with a broad topic like Food and Health in America. Many of our databases have tools that will let you browse lists of topics so you can find something that interests you.
Once you have a topic, gathering background information is an important next step. This is called pre-research.
Pre-research will provide you with a good understanding of a broad topic so you can identify keywords, narrow down the topic, and form a thesis statement or research question.
Food and Health in America is a broad topic! Topics related to this can be very broad as well, like obesity or GMOs. You may choose to focus your research on something more specific like the health effects of genetically modified foods.
Use their Browse Issues tool to access their full list of topics. Use the Topics drop-down menu to narrow the list by specific categories, like Health and Medicine or Society and Culture, which may be more helpful for your Food and Health in America research paper.
When you click on any of their topics, you'll see an overview. This is a good place to start your background research. The overview is also a good source of keywords to help you continue searching other databases.
On Credo Reference's home page, they have a list of broad subjects you can browse. Try Food, Drink, and Nutrition for a list of topics that may be suitable for your Food and Health in America paper.
Once you have a topic, Credo Reference's Mind Map tool can also help you get started with background research and begin identifying keywords. Use the search box at the left to use their Mind Map tool.
Online reference books (eBooks) are helpful for finding background information because they contain a lot of information about your topic all in one place. eBooks can be found in our library databases and are available at any time without a library card. Here are just a few of our eBook databases to get you started.
Gale eBooks offers broad cross-curricular collection of non-fiction titles, supporting science, geography, history, language arts, business and other subjects. Optimized for search and discovery, the Gale eBooks platform enables you to search through multiple nonfiction eBooks within a single search.
Multidisciplinary collection of nearly 700 titles that introduce topics in an accessible way.
For more eBooks, please visit our A to Z Databases and sort the database Types by eBooks.