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, and/or insulin. This placebo-controlled double-blind trial tested the effects of a dried water extract of cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia) on circulating glucose, lipids, insulin, and insulin resistance….For more detail, please visit the website : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411015000449