Title of project is "Is obesity related to diabetes in adults 18 and over?" Based on title given , Answer the rest of the IRB questions sheet below in details.

Title of Project: Is Obesity related to diabates in adults 18 and over"

Brief Project Description (500 characters max)

General statement of the problem and formulation of the research hypothesis (for thesis/dissertation) or research questions (for action research/lit review) to be investigated by the proposed research.

Description in detail of the overall plan, procedures and methods. Please attach a document including your research plan, and Attach any questionnaires and/or testing instruments, as well as cover letter instructions to participants and permission letters to parents, etc.

Include number, relevant characteristics and source of study participants.

Describe how the participants will be recruited.

With all data to be used (case files, curriculum projects, assessments etc.), how is the anonymity of participants protected and what is the procedure to access this data?

What will be specifically culled from the data set?

Describe how the participants will be selected for participation in this project and any remuneration to be received by the participants.

Outline potential benefit of this project to the individual participant, group of participants, or society in general

Outline potential risks to participants and the measures taken to minimize such risks.

Specify steps taken to guard the anonymity of participants and/or the confidentiality of their responses.

Indicate what personal identifying indicator (i.e. pc code addresses or any type of coding used) will be kept on participants.

Specify procedures for storage and ultimate disposal information. For legal purposes, university advisors are responsible for the data collected and encouraged to store it on campus, locked.

specify institutional ethical procedures, at the site of data collection, to which application will be subjected (e.g., what are the research review procedures at the institution where the data will be obtained; or how will you account for some student inclusion and not others?

Specify institutional ethical procedures, at the site of data collection, to which application will be subjected (e.g., what are the research review procedures at the institution where the data will be obtained; or how will you account for some student inclusion and not others?

Specify any special participants populations (e.g., minors, prisons, or the mentally incompetent) involved in this project and describe the procedures for obtaining the appropriate consent. Participants may be considered 'special populations' when there is a question whether they are able to freely give consent to are coerced in giving consent.

Will the participant(s) be exposed to any psychological intervention such as deception, contrived social situations, manipulation of the participants' attitudes, opinions, or self-esteem, psychotherapeutic procedures, or other psychological influences? If so, describe procedures for follow-up and/or debriefing