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An example introduction on nutrition menu labelling illustrates how these elements connect to research questions and evidence-based claims, with strategies for drafting and improving the introduction.","Academic Skills and Development\n\u000eQuick guide to\nWriting Introductions\nAn introduction is important because it tells the reader what your essay will be about. The introduction should be between 5% and 10% of your total word count and, as the first part of the essay, it is your chance to make a good initial impression. This guide introduces you to the different components that should feature in your introduction and will also provide some tips and strategies for writing one effectively.\nWhat can I include in my introduction?\nBackground and context\nThe ideas your essay will discuss\nYour main argument\nA brief discussion of your approach or the key theories, concepts or scholars you will be drawing on\nAn outline of how your essay is structured\nAn example of an introduction\nTopic: Whether Nutrition Menu Labelling can Positively Influence Consum- er Food Choices\nAn overweight population and obesity have become an increasing issue around the world and particularly in the UK and the US (Smith, 2014). The World Health Organisation (WHO) (2015) has stated that obesity has almost doubled since 1980. Situated within a move towards healthy eating, this essay analyses possible effects that menu labelling can have on diners’ choices and explores the effectiveness of labelling\nin promoting healthy eating. In examining literature on food labelling and recent interventions by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), this essay contends that menu labelling can improve some consumers’ food choices and increase individual’s health concerns. The first section of this essay will analyse the importance of healthy eating and why menu labelling can potentially contribute to healthier meal choices. The positive effects of labelling along with its limitations will be discussed in the second section before drawing conclusions on the relationship between menu labeling and healthy eating.\nSource: Adapted from – Lazareva, Y. (2015) ‘Can nutrition menu labelling positively influence consumer food choices? A review of the literature’, SURJ: Surrey Undergraduate Research Journal, 1(1), pp.1-12.\nBackground and context:\nFirstly, your introduction must ‘set the scene’ for your essay. The purpose of the background is to provide some key information on the topic that\nintroduces the reader to the ‘bigger picture’ of your essay. The background is, therefore, really useful in framing your argument; that is, it places your argument within broader discussions that have taken place. In the example above, the author has framed their essay within the ‘bigger picture’ around obesity that then allows them to narrow in on nutritional food labeling.\nThe areas your essay will discuss\nThis is where you will outline the different aspects that your essay will focus on. What exactly will you be investigating (or discussing) in your essay? In other words, what is your essay fundamentally about? In the example above, it is clear that the author is going to discuss two key areas: 1) the effects of food labelling on consumer choices and 2) the effectiveness of food labelling on healthy eating.\nYour Approach\nThis part of the introduction outlines what material you will be looking at in your essay. In the example provided, we can see that the author will be looking at recent literature on food labelling and interventions by the Food\nStandards Agency (FSA). You can also use this part to discuss any key scholars you will be drawing on or key theories or concepts that underpin your essay. This is particularly beneficial if a particular scholar has undertaken extensive research in your area.\nYour main argument\nYour argument is what point or message you will be making in discussing those ideas. That is, what are you trying to persuade the reader of? Where you might outline many ideas in your essay, you will usually only have one central argument. 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