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Market Application: Okay, let’s be honest. Some of this material may not appear relevant to your future interests on the surface. Trust me, it really is. So, in order to bring some interest to the class, you will pick one commercially available nutritional product related to your species of interest. There are a vast number of products that are marketed to both humans and animals claiming to improve health, production, performance, longevity etc. Some of these are based on sound science and some are not. You will choose one product that is based on metabolic principles we have discussed in class. It could be something to enhance or alter a metabolic pathway (ie fatty acid oxidation) a particular metabolite we have discussed (ie carnitine), any type of nutraceutical. You will then write a research paper that will examine the validity or effectiveness of your product. You don’t have to choose something you believe in, it can be equally fun to tear something apart! In the paper you will tell me what the product is, what it is intended for, how it is supposed to work, and finally, whether you believe it or not. This should be based from published work. However, you can use advertiser claims to base your theories or even dispute their effectiveness. You will be scored on topic selection and relevancy, technical writing, scientific merit and overall interest level.