Dieting is common in our society and everyone wants a piece of the action. So many diets are available to choose from if someone wants to change their health; e.g., lose weight. Often times, diets are promoted with claims of great success. For the purposes of this assignment, you are to choose a particular diet and analyze it in terms of scientific evidence, or lack thereof. Then, you are to design a controlled experiment to test a hypothesis based on this diet. The experiment must include multiple individuals within a control and experimental group. You must specify how you will measure the outcome of the experiment identifying both the independent and dependent variables.
You must describe the potential outcomes of the experiment in terms of supporting the hypothesis. Write a 2-3 page (500 â 750 words, 12 point font) paper including the following elements. Be sure to compose your work with your own words. Do not copy and paste from any source.
*Describe the basic nature of the diet including the reasoning for how it works.
*Analyze the diet for any scientific evidence to support its effectiveness.
*Design a controlled experiment to test the effectiveness of the diet.
*What is convergent and divergent evolution? Describe whether the trait is a result of convergent or divergent evolution.
*Use in-text citation and provide source references for at least 3 sources. The textbook can be one source. When citing articles or other types of documents, follow standard guidelines as introduced on "Citing references in scientific research papers".
Dieting is common in our society and everyone wants a piece of the action. So many diets are available to choose from if someone wants to change their health; e.g., lose weight. Often times, diets are promoted with claims of great success. For the purposes of this assignment, you are to choose a particular diet and analyze it in terms of scientific evidence, or lack thereof. Then, you are to design a controlled experiment to test a hypothesis based on this diet. The experiment must include multiple individuals within a control and experimental group. You must specify how you will measure the outcome of the experiment identifying both the independent and dependent variables.
You must describe the potential outcomes of the experiment in terms of supporting the hypothesis. Write a 2-3 page (500 â 750 words, 12 point font) paper including the following elements. Be sure to compose your work with your own words. Do not copy and paste from any source.
*Describe the basic nature of the diet including the reasoning for how it works.
*Analyze the diet for any scientific evidence to support its effectiveness.
*Design a controlled experiment to test the effectiveness of the diet.
*What is convergent and divergent evolution? Describe whether the trait is a result of convergent or divergent evolution.
*Use in-text citation and provide source references for at least 3 sources. The textbook can be one source. When citing articles or other types of documents, follow standard guidelines as introduced on "Citing references in scientific research papers".
