Problem: Article: The general purpose of your lecture is most likely to inform your audience about something they don’t know. However, you can consider this purpose more deeply. Are you trying to prepare them for an exam on the material? Are you leading them toward developing their own unique thoughts on the subject? Throughout the research and development of your lecture content, ask how you’re serving your overall purpose. Don’t develop your lecture material from a single source. Try to get a diverse perspective from professional texts, academic papers, news sources, and even less formal sources like blog posts. Diverse sourcing will give you a more comprehensive understanding of the subject matter and reflect a more authoritative ethos to your audience. It’s good to present scholarly perspectives that conflict with each other. This will demonstrate that you are aware of critical perspectives, present a more comprehensive view of the topic, and give your audience something to think about. Make sure you are properly citing any sources you plan on using in the lecture and know precisely where each piece of information comes from. Keep written bibliography on the side in case someone requests this information. Verbal citations for a lecture don’t have to be as complete as written citations for a paper. You can say some like “According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2008 study…” before presenting the relevant information. Still, you should have a complete citation that includes the author, date, author’s qualifications, title, publication, relevant page numbers, and instructions for finding the source on the internet or in print in case someone wants to see your sources firsthand. Use your preferred internet search engine to find other lectures on similar subjects. This can help you both in developing information for your content and giving you a template for how the lecture can be organized and delivered. YouTube and onlineuniversities.com are good places to find lecture videos. As with any other source, make sure you cite the lecture if you are using specific information you gathered from it.
Summary: Consider your purpose. Read diverse sources. Keep track of your sources. Listen to similar lectures.

Problem: Article: The body doesn't really need these. There are good and "bad" carbs. Bad carbs cause spikes in blood sugar. The key is choosing carbs that are high in fiber so the body absorbs them more slowly. Avoid carbs that are low in fiber.  Complex carbs are far better for you than refined or processed carbs. Foods with complex carbs include green vegetables, whole grains, quinoa, oatmeal, and popcorn.  Avoid white foods. That's one of the best ways to figure out which carbs are in the "bad" category. Rice, potatoes, and white bread are processed, refined carbs that are bad for you. Eliminate them, and you will see weight loss fast. Eat a lot of green vegetables. Many diets allow you to eat as many of these as you want. They're healthy for you, they fill you up, and they are low in calories. Broccoli, kale, and green beans are great choices. Anything green, fresh, and a vegetable is likely a "good" carb. Water is good for you, period. It will rev up your metabolism, so drink it constantly throughout the day. This is one of the top secrets embraced by people who are able to lose weight fast. Think of metabolism as being like a furnace. You need to keep the furnace burning to lose weight.  Eight glasses of water a day will spark faster weight loss.   People who drink sugary sodas find it hard to lose weight. Water is a much better choice. If you are sick of water, you can drink green tea instead. Like water, it will reduce your appetite, and it is sugar-free and low in calories. It's true. Many studies have found that people who eat breakfast are more likely to keep weight off. So skipping an early meal can actually backfire later.  You'll likely want to eat less later in the day if you eat breakfast. Eat the right breakfast, though. Steel-cut oats, fresh fruit, or even eggs can keep you full. The worst choice: Sugary breakfast cereals in boxes, which are basically empty calories. This one is very important. People who keep track of what they eat lose more. You may discover that you eat more than you thought you did.  Writing down what you actually eat every day can help you track calories and monitor what you're really putting into your body. Some foods that you might think are healthy, aren't. Use labels. Even better, avoid things in cans and packages, and go for fresh. And don't build your diet around juice. A lot of people mistakenly think fruit juice will help you lose weight. It can be loaded with sugar that will sabotage your weight loss.   If you must have juice, it's better to choose a homemade, green juice built largely from vegetables (remember, though, that even carrots and sweet corn can be loaded with natural sugar. Green vegetables are better.) Fresh fruit has fiber and other nutrients that juice does not. If you are craving fruit, try buying some fresh fruit instead. Jalapeno and cayenne peppers may slightly boost your body's metabolism. They can be added to drinks or solid foods to give your weight loss a needed boost.  Studies have found that chili peppers increase what is called "brown fat." The more brown fat you have, the more weight you are likely to lose.   Capsaicin is a compound found in hot peppers that increases adrenaline. This keeps your metabolism burning. It's a myth that you will lose weight and keep it off by starving yourself or confining your meals to one per day. It's better to eat less, more often. Experts suggest eating small meals or snacks every three to four hours to keep your weight loss moving. You're likely using less energy at night, so eating then is a bad idea. If you eat late at night - and especially if you eat the wrong things at that time - expect to put on the pounds fast and sabotage any attempts at weight loss. It's not just calories. The problem with alcohol is it depresses your central nervous system, which means you will lose less weight.  You also might be more likely to binge on your favorite comfort foods when under the influence.  Alcohol consists of "empty calories." That means it has no nutritional value. The other problem with drinking a lot of alcohol is that the body will burn it off first. So you're wasting energy that otherwise might have burned off fat.
Summary:
Avoid processed carbs. Drink a lot of water. Eat breakfast. Keep a food diary. Limit juice. Eat hot peppers. Choose smaller portions several times a day. Don't eat late in the evenings. Watch alcohol consumption.