Hannah and Mika Mineral Research Project Script:
H: Hi I’m Hannah Stone
M: and I’m Mika Hamady
H: Both Mika and I are very into sports and staying healthy
M: When we found out about this project the first thing we thought of is there any type of mineral that
has to do with staying healthy
H: we started or research right away and found out that Calcium can help one lose weight
M: A study done by Zemal and his colleagues of WebMD shows that the more calcium you have in your
fact cells the more fat will burn.
H: This will cause weight loss. This works because calcium increases the body's core temperature this is
thought to help with ones metabolism which prompts the body to burn fat.
M: this is when we came up with the idea to make a calcium based diet
H: in our plan we will add more calcium to ones diet and cut back on calories. We are doing this because
of what Robert Heaney, MD, an internationally recognized expert in bone biology and calcium nutrition
with Creighton University in Nebraska. He says…
M: “For the calcium weight loss diet to work, you must also cut back on calories. Calcium is mostly found
in dairy products, and "dairy will only help you lose weight if you have reduced calories. If you add it to
what you eat all the time, it won't make a whit of difference." Says Robert Heaney
H: we got our two test subjects Mrs. Hamady and Mr. Stone.
M: we chose these subjects because they are both healthy and of opposite gender.
H: Our goal afterward is for the test subjects to feel really healthy and strong and possibly loss 2 to 3
pounds.
M: We made a three day diet plan. Each meal we have a bunch of calcium. Our diet is not perfect we will
be asking our test subject’s questions to share their opinion of the serving size and the balance of the
meal.
H: We weighed the test subjects before they started the diet and we calculated their BMI
M: David Stone weighed 155 lbs when we started and had a BMI of 24.3
H: Sandra Hamady weighed 120.5 lbs when we started and had a BMI of 21.9
M: Both of them are healthy according to the BMI scale
H: The questions we will ask them after the third day of the diet is over are….
M: Do you physically feel stronger or weaker than you did when you started?
H: not based on how much weight you can lift.
M: How were the proportions for your meals?
H: Were you ever super hungry or way to full?
M: Do you feel like you ate a healthy balanced diet?
H: based on the food pyramid.
M: Our subjects responded with
{Insert there responses}
Hannah will say david mika will say sandra
David’s Response
Do you physically feel stronger or weaker than you did when you started?
“I don’t feel any different”
How were the portions for your meals?
“Mixed reaction. I was still hungry after I ate. I could eat a lot of vegetables and fill up but it wouldn’t
stay with me [I was hungry not long after].
Were you ever super hungry or way to full?
“I was never too full and there were times when I was still hungry. I was very hungry after lunch the first
day which was just the kale salad.”
Do you feel like you ate a healthy balanced diet?
“No, I ate lots of vegetables which I like. The food pyramid was not followed. For example the first day I
had no carbs, other than the little that was in my cereal. The second day my protein was limited to
cheese and eggs no meat. Though I had more carbs which was good. Day three was probably the most
balanced day, although I didn’t get to the sweat potatoes or Brussels sprouts, but the design was good. “
What should we do to make the diet better?
“Make sure it provides enough calories, day one there was not enough and I was hungry. Provided more
balance, you need some carbs for energy. Allow for healthy snacks. Overall comment, you need to lay
out the whole meal plan more in advance so we can plan for it. I couldn’t eat lunch on Friday because I
didn’t know about it till Friday morning.
End weight: 151.6
Sandra’s Response
Do you physically feel stronger or weaker than you did when you started?
“same.”
How were the portions for your meals?
“I thought that the portions were not well controlled. Some meals were too much and some were too
small. It was inconsistent from the caloric intake from day to day.”
Were you ever super hungry or way to full?
“yes I was sometimes way to full, but I’m not sure if when I was full if it was from lack of eating and that
meal felt like more. But there was too much food sometimes. Yes I was super hungry.”
Do you feel like you ate a healthy balanced diet?
“no, I didn’t have enough protean or carbs. For example I felt I didn’t have enough protein overall and at
the beginning there was a lack of carbs.”
What should we do to make the diet better?
“ohhhhhhh, hehe, one of the things that you have done differently with your objective of the study. Was
it a normal standard caloric intake or was it supposed to be fewer calories. Was it supposed to be
normal calories with more calcium or fewer calories with more calcium? Research point was confusing.
You needed a clearer objective.”
H: We think our overall test was a success
M: like we hoped our test subjects lost weight in the three day span
H: Test subject 1 lost 3.4 pounds in three days
M: Test subject 2 lost 4 pounds in three days
H: Although the subjects lost weight our test wasn’t 100% a success.
M: the test subjects said that they were often hungry during the diet and felt like it wasn’t very balanced
across the food pyramid.
H: to make our test better in the future we should make it more balanced
M: to do this we would need to make sure that each day would have enough of each food category
H: for example, protein, carbs, fruits ect.
M: Thank you for listening
H and M: Goodbye