Research Question

My research question is can diet effect behavior. I hypothesize that a healthier diet will decrease aggression in SED (severally emotionally disturbed) youth. I would test this on youth that are already in lock down treatment facilities that are already at a higher risk of becoming violent. In the study there would be two groups one having a diet change. This diet would included no processed food or canned food. Most of the food would be as fresh as possible and also follow federal diet guide lines. The second group would continue the diet as before. The study would take place at various treatment facilities through out the US to get a representative population of of youth in treatment facilities with the same number of kids in each group at each facility. The research study would be done through structured observation and an experimental design.  The reactions would be observed through video recordings if aggression took place the staff at the treatment facility would be there to end it. Survey would also be given to the youth to evaluate how they feel the diet has effected their behaviors.