Written by Harold Oster, MD. Cinnamon, a popular spice worldwide, contains bioactive compounds that benefit health. Cinnamon is a spice derived from the bark of the cinnamon tree. The most common species are Cinnamomum cassia, known as cassia cinnamon, and Cinnamomum...
Cinnamon Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Subjects
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...
Cinnamon Improves Glucose and Lipid Levels in Subjects with Diabetes
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 <...
Cinnamon May Reduce Cognitive Function Impairment
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...
Cinnamon Controls Blood Glucose Metabolism in Prediabetic Individuals
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. The prevalence of diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes (T2D), has risen dramatically over the past...
Cinnamon Supplementation Improves Metabolic Syndrome in Asian Indians
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Sixteen weeks of cinnamon supplementation significantly improved body composition and parameters of metabolic syndrome in Asian Indians. Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have doubled in India during the past three...
Cinnamon Positively Impacts Metabolic Status of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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...
Cinnamon Improves Memory in Prediabetics
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. Cognitive impairment is on the rise in both diabetics 1,2 and prediabetics3; however,...
Ginger and Cinnamon for Helicobacter-Induced Dyspepsia
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%). Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori or...
Supplement Combination Improves Liver Health
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...
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