Does cinnamon improve glucose and lipids of people with type 2 diabetes?
A few recent studies have suggested that cinnamon improves blood glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol levels in people with type 2 diabetes. These studies involved just a few people and were short in duration, and do not yet provide enough evidence that cinnamon can play a useful role in treating diabetes. The quantities of cinnamon involved were much larger than traditionally used in cooking and seasoning. The studies are interesting, however, and may point the way to further research. Read more on the cinnamon study. http://www.diabetes.org/cinnamon.jsp This is just a short quote to get us started. The primary study cane from The USDA ARS. The much larger amounts referred to by the ADA is only 1/4 teaspoon per day. Maybe the ADA considers that an excessive amount of cinnamon but I find it vary easy to add to my food each day. Perhaps the ADA considers the USDA study inconclusive but it is good enough for me and my meter shows good results. He
