8-page paper The purpose of this assignment is for you to investigate the validity of a popular diet or dietary supplement. Your write up will include four components. Use the headings that are underlined when structuring your paper: 1) Introduction/hypothesis (15 points) (1 page)– In this section, your introducing your topic of investigation. You should include: a) Why you chose the topic. b) The history of the diet. c) What claims have been made by the creator(s) 2) Methods (10 points) (.5-1 page) How did you search the literature for papers on your topic? Which databases did you search? Which keywords did you use? How many papers did you find and how did you determine which ones to use for your paper?) 2) Results (30 points) (At least 4 pages) – In this section, you will summarize the information obtained from your sources. What did the majority of your papers report? Tally your results such that you can determine what the majority of papers found or did not find; THIS SECTION is the main part where you will describe to the audience what you found in a synthesized fashion. Do not simply state that Jones found X and Smith found Y. Did Jones and Smith find any commonalities or differences? Really work on your ability to combine and synthesize information in this section of your paper.** Very important- you need to have a minimum of 12 citations and 10 need to come from peer-reviewed journals. You need to cite every source using APA style. The other resources can come from the web, newspapers, etc. 3) Conclusion Summary-(15 points) (At least 1 page) – In this section, you will summarize the results of your investigation. a) Are the claims true (why or why not)? b) Are there any valuable components to the diet? c) What recommendations can be made as the result of your investigation? 4) The paper follows all listed paper guidelines. (15 points) Paper Guidelines: 1) APA style (6th edition) – A cover page and running head are not necessary. 2) Double spaced, 12 point font, with 1-inch margins (5 point deduction for formatting error) 4) All citations must have an accompanying reference. All references used, must be cited in the paper. (5 point deduction for each error) 6) Paper must be free from spelling and grammar errors (1 point deduction for each error) 7) Limit the use of quotes to twice with nor more than a sentence being quoted. 8) Paper must demonstrate time, thought, and effort 9) 12 Citations, 10 Peer Reviewed Journals