Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Findings of a meta-analysis including 24 RCTs featuring 1815 participants (case=922; control=893) show that cinnamon administration significantly improved FBS (p < 0.001), HbA1c levels (p = 0.011), and HOMA-IR levels (p < 0.001) in subjects with T2DM. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Findings from the systematic review and meta-analysis of 14 RCTs with 965 participants shows that cinnamon supplementation significantly reduced TG (p = 0.005) and LDL-C levels (p = 0.004), while improving HDL-C levels (p < 0.001). (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. The meta-analysis of 40 studies including in vivo, in vitro, and clinical trials using components of cinnamon suggests that cinnamon aids in improvement of cognitive functioning such as memory and learning through inhibition of Aβ-induced neurotoxicity. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Supplementation with cinnamon for twelve weeks improved FPG and glucose tolerance in prediabetic subjects and was safe and well-tolerated. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Sixteen weeks of cinnamon supplementation significantly improved body composition and parameters of metabolic syndrome in Asian Indians. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Eight weeks of supplementation with 500 mgs of cinnamon significantly improved anthropometric measures, glucose metabolism, serum lipids but did not impact adiponectin levels in the participating subjects with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. A study of 93 aging prediabetic Taiwanese revealed that cinnamon usage was associated with improved working memory compared to cinnamon nonusers.
Written by Joyce Smith, BS Treatments with ginger/omeprazole and cinnamon/ginger/omeprazole were significantly more effective with higher rates of eradicating H. pylori than the Cinnamon/omeprazole regimen (70% & 80% versus 50%).
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Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study participants with nonalcoholic liver disease, who supplemented with a combination of silybin, phosphatidylcholine, and vitamin E for 12 months, had significant improvements in insulin resistance (20.6%) and in liver enzymes MMP-2 and TGF-beta (2% and 38% respectively) compared to control. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. This first study of its kind found that 2% cinnamon extract ointment is beneficial in healing and reducing the pain of the episiotomy wound. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Cinnamon resulted in a 8.4% decrease in fasting blood sugar and 37% decrease in insulin resistance in patients with liver disease. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In a recent study that included 69 patients, researchers found that the group that consumed cinnamon extracts had significantly reduced fasting blood glucose levels. (more…)
