Losing weight with cinnamon?
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Most of us love the flavor of cinnamon, and we love the smell of fresh baked cinnamon rolls (even though we probably shouldn't be eating too many of them). Cinnamon is a nostalgic flavor for a lot of us. What you may not know about cinnamon, is that it has been used for centuries to treat a variety of ailments. Recent studies have found that Cassia cinnamon, also known as Chinese cinnamon ( Cinnamomum aromaticum) is beneficial as an anti- inflammatory and antioxidant and has been shown to lower cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose, and improve insulin function.
Studies conducted by B Qin and collegues at Nagoya University in Japan studied the effects of a cinnamon extract on the insulin action in rats and analyzed possible changes in insulin signaling occurring in skeletal muscle. Their results suggested that a cinnamon extract improves insulin action by increasing glucose uptake in vivo. A component of this action is through enhancing the insulin-signaling pathway in skeletal muscle (Qin et al., 2006).
Dr. Heping Cao and collegues of the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, investigated the biochemical properties that improve the function of insulin. Their results showed that cinnamon increases the amount of three proteins involved in the body's insulin signaling, glucose transport, and inflammatory response. These effects are similar to those found in insulin. Dr. Cao argues that the study provides new biochemical evidence for the beneficial effects of cinnamon in potentiating insulin action and also suggests anti-inflammatory properties for the antioxidants in cinnamon.
Dr. Richard A. Anderson of the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture is completing human studies to determine how cinnamon may improve insulin functioning in women with polycystic ovary syndrome; individuals with type 2 diabetes; and in people who are very obese. It is believed that improving insulin function will lead to a decrease in weight and an increase in lean body mass (Goodwin, Sarah, 2006).
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Considering that my mother
Considering that my mother uses cinnamon in most of her greek dishes that plus eating lots of fresh greens i know im pretty healthy, i exercise almost every day and the days that i do its around 2-3+ hours of BJJ/Kickboxing/Cardio so i get a pretty sick work out. I buy discount vitamins online to supplement anything i may not get from what i eat, i do eat healthy just not balanced which i shouldn't.
Cinnamon
I have always loved cinnamon... I sure do wish that cinnaBon was good for us M-M-M! LOL Michael T
Hey interesting....
I heard it was great for your heart too. Blood pressure I believe. I read it in You on a Diet by Micheal Roizen MD.
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man, i never known cinnamon
man, i never known cinnamon were good for you.. thats a good news, i got to get me some.. and try it out with different things, putting it over apple sounds good too..
Cinnamon is great! I love to
Cinnamon is great! I love to sprinkle it over cut up apple slices and then heat them in the microwave for 30 seconds. It's a fun treat or dessert. You don't even need sugar.
chinese cinnamon, eh?
Where can I get some? Do they sell it in most supermarkets or will I need to go to an asian food place to get ahold of some of this?
You sure can! It's not hard
You sure can! It's not hard to find.
oh i was under the
oh i was under the impression that cinnamon and chinese cinamon were different things...after further resarch I see that all cinnamon comes from tropical asian trees in the genus Cinnamomum....now i get it....yeah I have a ton in my house already
edit:...that is, unless im still clueless
cinnamon
Yeah I think any kind of cinnamon is good as long as it is high quality. There are different kinds with different flavors, but I think that is probably more of a personal preference. There is something called Korintje Cinnamon that is supposed to be really good, but I have never bought it.