2. Listen to (click here) or read the transcript of (click here) of the episode "Fasting Diets: What's the Skinny?" from the podcast Science Vs. Specifically: . 0:00 - 7:07 minutes or in the transcript: beginning to the line "And turned to fat so started burning more of it." and . 14:00 - 18:00 minutes or "Today we're chewing up the research into fasting diets..." to " The proof is in the pudding. Which for now I'm eating..." (a) In the first part of the episode, Kaity fasts, goes to Courtney's lab and is hooked up to a machine to measure how her body responds to fasting. Was this an experiment? Briefly explain why or why not. [2 marks] (b) One of the studies referenced in the episode is the following: Trepanowski JF, Kroeger CM, Barnosky A, et al. Effect of Alternate-Day Fasting on Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance, and Cardioprotection Among Metabolically Healthy Obese Adults: A Ran- domized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(7):930-938. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.0936 Read the Methods section (specifically the "Participants" and "Randomization and Intervention Groups" sections) of the article. Answer the following questions based on those sections of the article: i. Was a random sampling method used to recruit participants? If so, identify the method. If not, briefly identify any possible sources of bias in the recruitment method. [2 marks ii. List all treatments for this experiment. [3 marks] iii. Identify the response variable. [1 mark] iv. Does the study involves blocking? If so, briefly describe the blocks and why it is used in the study. If not, briefly explain why it is not used in the study. [2 marks] v. Does the study involve blinding? If so, briefly explain why it is used in the study. If not, briefly explain why it is not used. [2 marks] (c) Based on findings mentioned at about 14:00 - 18:00 minutes of the episode, can we conclude that fasting will cause humans to live longer? Briefly explain why or why not. (Remember to relate this to concepts and terminology learned in STAT200!) [2 marks] Note: if reading the transcript, start around the line: "Today we're chewing up the research into fasting diets..." and end around the line: " The proof is in the pudding. Which for now I'm eating..."