Cinnamon Scores Well on Lowering Postprandial Blood Glucose in Recent Study
Monday February 11, 2008
Cinnamon has received some attention recently as a compound that may lower blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels. A study from 2003 showed that 1 gram of cinnamon taken three times a day had a beneficial effect.
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A more recent study that appeared in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, in June, 2007, probes deeper into cinnamon's effects on type 2 diabetes. Scientists tested cinnamon on postprandial blood glucose levels, rate of gastric emptying, and how long a person feels satisfied after a meal.
Fourteen people were tested after eating 300 grams of rice pudding mixed with 6 grams cinnamon. Six grams is roughly equal to 1.2 teaspoons.
The results showed that blood glucose levels 2 hours after eating the pudding were significantly lower. The cinnamon-laced pudding was also slower to digest than regular pudding. Slower gastric emptying keeps blood sugar from spiking.Cinnamon continues to look promising as an effective addition to traditional methods of managing type 2 diabetes.*
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*As always, check with your doctor before adding anything to your diabetes management, and remember that substituting these or any other foods for diabetic medications is not recommended.
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Comments
This is indeed welcome news and a pleasure to implement. At a major chain grocery here, which is geared to bulk purchases, a one POUND jar of ground cinnamon retails for CDN $4.49 ! Beats chromium picolinate price-wise. I’ve already used it to make a cheap ‘herbal tea’ and I put half a teaspoon in my espresso machine with the coffee grounds. Also great sprinkled on toast, obviously without the sugar that cinnamon is so often mixed with in commercial toast sprinkles. Even if later study does not support this study, something cheap and tasty can be enjoyed.