Here is a significant news item from Pakistan that never made the papers...which is a shame as it has the potential to improve the lives of millions the globe over.
For some reason, every act of destruction will land in the paper, while very few acts of construction will. And this is the anti-thesis of the typical news report in another way - the overwhelming majority of it is facts, with very little opinion...
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The inclusion of cinnamon in the diet of people with type 2 diabetes will reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases - Department of Human Nutrition, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Cinnamon improves glucose and lipids of people with type 2 diabetes.
Khan A, Safdar M, Ali Khan MM, Khattak KN, Anderson RA.
Department of Human Nutrition, NWFP Agricultural University,
Peshawar, Pakistan.
PMID: 14633804 (PubMed - in progress)
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether
cinnamon improves blood glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol,
HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol levels in people with type 2
diabetes.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 60 people with type 2
diabetes, 30 men and 30 women aged 52.2 +/- 6.32 years, were divided
randomly into six groups. Groups 1, 2, and 3 consumed 1, 3, or 6 g
of cinnamon daily, respectively, and groups 4, 5, and 6 were given
placebo capsules corresponding to the number of capsules consumed
for the three levels of cinnamon. The cinnamon was consumed for 40
days followed by a 20-day washout period.
RESULTS: After 40 days, all three levels of cinnamon reduced the
mean fasting serum glucose (18-29%), triglyceride (23-30%), LDL
cholesterol (7-27%), and total cholesterol (12-26%) levels; no
significant changes were noted in the placebo groups. Changes in HDL
cholesterol were not significant.
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study demonstrate that intake of 1,
3, or 6 g of cinnamon per day reduces serum glucose, triglyceride,
LDL cholesterol, and total cholesterol in people with type 2
diabetes and suggest that the inclusion of cinnamon in the diet of
people with type 2 diabetes will reduce risk factors associated with
diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
PMID: 14633804 [PubMed - in process] |
