Re: Cinnamon and blood sugar

Hi Rebekah,

Good for you for getting involved in your local science fair!  and for
planning ahead - double kudos.  

A good science fair project takes a lot of planning.  When animals are
involved  you not only need to consider the use and care of the animals
during the project, but you'll need to think about what will happen to them
after the study is over.  There are regulations governing the use and care
of animals used in research, including those used for science fairs.  (I've
attached a link at the bottom of the message.)  So, including the
difficulties in collecting blood, there are many good reasons not to use
animals for a science fair project.  

Studying the effects of cinnamon on blood sugar is a good project and it
has been done using human subjects.  You will need cooperation from a group
of 12 to 15 people.  Maybe you could work with a local senior center?

Look around and see what others who have used human subject on their
research projects have done.  Get ideas from people like your teacher/s, a
pharmacist, and your doctor.  

Best of luck to you!

Janet Hoff
Laboratory Animal Technologist

International Rules for Precollege Science Research: Guidelines for Science
and Engineering Fairs  http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:cVnW7ODeJe4J:www.societyforscience.org

Student’s experiment earns national recognition http://www.delphosherald.com/2008/03/24/student%E2%80%99s-experiment-earns-national-recognition/

In case you want to change your topic, here are some other ideas http://books.google.com/books?id=cxdwgoOaij4C&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=%22science+fair%22+%2Bproject+regulations&source=bl&ots=hmASEc2m0K&sig=VlrQb929PMOm--1BTaRXX04qUU8&hl=en&ei=9PO4SaGMJJDIMrinqZYI&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPP1,M1