What type of observational epidemiologic study design

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Your research team has been granted $25,000 for a five-year epidemiologic study to investigate an exposure/outcome association of your choice. Per the grant funding agency, your study must be observational and must involve direct subject participation

Exposure: Ketogenic Diet in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) ages 40-49 in the United States
Outcome: Change in Multiple Sclerosis symptoms
Study Design: Cohort Study

Hypothesis: We expect to see a decrease in MS symptoms when patients with MS are following a ketogenic diet.
Null-Hypothesis: No significant change in MS symptoms when patients follow a ketogenic die

WRITE THE PAPER AS FOLLOWS:
Study description details
1) Background (¼ page, 5 points)
Describe why it is important to study the exposure/outcome association that you have chosen. A full literature review is not necessary, but provide a summary of the research to date on this association and how you believe that the study you describe will contribute to the body of knowledge.

2) Study design (¼-½ page) (COHORT STUDY)
What type of observational epidemiologic study design are you choosing to investigate your exposure/outcome association? Why do you believe that this is the best study design given the time and financial constraints of this grant funding?

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