[Sca-cooks] Current research on the effects of Cinnamon

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Sharon Gordon posted:
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STORY LEAD:
Spicing Up Insulin Sensitivity
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ARS News Service
Agricultural Research Service, USDA
Rosalie Marion Bliss, (301) 504-4318, rbliss at ars.usda.gov
November 21, 2003
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Less than a half-teaspoon a day of cinnamon reduced the blood sugar
levels of 60 volunteers in Pakistan with Type 2 diabetes who
participated in a study by the Agricultural Research Service and
cooperators in Pakistan. The findings were published online today in the
December issue of Diabetes Care.
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Thank you for posting this. I may have to try this. While I have type I diabetes, there may be some type II mixed in as my insulin requirements have gone up. I don't think that doing this will have a detrimental effect, so it may be worth trying.

However, the article is not clear enough about whether this is 'true' cinnamon or cassia. Perhaps some research will turn up more information. Or maybe the research study didn't know of the differance so they may have used either or a mix. It also doesn't specify whether the cinnamon was in powder form in the capsules or a cinnamon oil.

Stefan