Cinnamon extract lowers glucose, insulin and cholesterol in people with elevated serum glucose

Cinnamon extract lowers glucose, insulin and cholesterol in people with elevated serum glucose

Cinnamon (肉桂 ròu guì) has in vitro insulin potentiating activity, and proanthocyanidins from cinnamon prevent in vitro formation of advanced glycation end products. Some human studies were equivocal, but several have shown beneficial effects of cinnamon supplementation on circulating glucose, lipids...

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Main Authors: Richard A. Anderson, Zhiwei Zhan, Rencai Luo, Xiuhua Guo, Qingqing Guo, Jin Zhou, Jiang Kong, Paul A. Davis, Barbara J. Stoecker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
Subjects:
Cinnamon
Type A procyanidin polyphenols
Insulin sensitivity
Glucose
Lipids
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411015000449

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