Cinnamon May Improve Blood Sugar Levels

Filed in archive Diet , Research on February 20, 2009

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Consuming three grams of cinnamon a day may improve people's control of blood glucose levels. Such were the findings of Scandinavian scientists.

Ingesting the spice led to reductions in blood insulin levels, the hormone responsible for controlling blood sugar levels, and increased levels of a peptide reported to work by delaying the emptying of the stomach (gastric emptying).

Despite the increases in glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), no effects on gastric emptying, feelings of satiety, or changes in blood sugar levels were reported.

The above finding adds to a growing body of research reporting that active compounds in cinnamon may improve parameters associated with diabetes.

Hmmm...I guess we just have to prevent from eating cinnamon bread. Well unless the bread is wheat bread. Else, it will wreck havoc to our blood sugar, don't you think?