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THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In individuals with prediabetes, 12 weeks of cinnamon supplementation improved fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and glucose tolerance, according to a study published online July 21 in the Journal of the Endocrine Society<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Giulio R. Romeo, M.D., from the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, and colleagues investigated the effects of cinnamon on measures of glucose homeostasis in prediabetes. Fifty-four individuals were randomly assigned to either cinnamon (500 mg) or placebo thrice daily for 12 weeks.<\/p>\n
The researchers found that FPG rose after 12 weeks with placebo but remained stable with cinnamon, leading to a mean between-group difference of 5 mg\/dL. Compared with baseline, only cinnamon resulted in a significant decrease of the area under the curve for plasma glucose and of the two-hour plasma glucose of the oral glucose tolerance test. Neither group experienced serious adverse events.<\/p>\n
“These findings provide the rationale for longer and larger studies to address if cinnamon can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes over time,” Romeo said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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