The results of a scientific study conducted by scientists from three countries revealed that cinnamon improves the blood sugar level in people who have reached the upper levels that precede the occurrence of the second type of diabetes.
According to the Journal of the Endocrine Society, endocrinologists at the Jocelyn Diabetes Research Center in Boston, the United States, scientists at the German Landstool Medical Center and Kyung Hee University scientists in South Korea, conducted random clinical studies on the effect of cinnamon on controlling blood sugar in 51 People with a predisposition to type 2 diabetes had to take three capsules a day containing 500 mg of cinnamon or a fake substance for 12 weeks.
It has become clear to researchers, that taking cinnamon on an empty stomach reduces the level of glucose in the blood and improves the body’s response to carbohydrates. None of the participants complained of allergies or any side effects from taking cinnamon.
"The results of our study revealed the positive effect of cinnamon and its ability to control blood sugar level in people on the threshold of developing type 2 diabetes," said Dr. Julio Romeo of the Jocelyn Center. These results are the starting point for more comprehensive and longer studies, in order to find out whether Cinnamon is able to lower the blood sugar level over time. "