Teaspoon a Day of Common Spice May Reduce Diabetes Risk

local12 ^ | Wed, January 31st 2024 | Liz Bonis & Megan Burgasser

[nickcarraway]

A new study showed that a teaspoon a day of cinnamon might help reduce a person’s diabetes risk.

So, how much of it does a person need to eat?

Teaspoon a day of common spice may reduce diabetes risk (WKRC, CNN Newsource, CBS Newspath)

The study was conducted in those with prediabetes, which means a person’s blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be considered type two diabetes.

It’s also a time when increasing a person’s activity can really make a difference, something that Samantha Goldfeder knows about.

"Just the consistency of coming kind of day in and day out, I think it’s really helpful from a physical health perspective and just a mental health perspective,” said Goldfeder.

Other changes that can make a difference include improving a person’s diet and losing weight if needed. Those can both lower a person’s risk of ever being diagnosed with this chronic illness.

One of those changes, according to this new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, is adding cinnamon to the menu. In this study, supplements that equaled out to about a teaspoon of cinnamon a day actually dropped blood sugar levels during a 12-week period. That’s when compared to a placebo pill.

Researchers found this to be true in those who were overweight, obese, and prediabetic.

Other health choices, such as fitness, are also important.

“I think consistency is definitely number one,” said Nic Alessandrini, a personal fitness trainer.

This does show the positive benefits of spices as part of a healthy lifestyle. Those who are concerned about their diabetes risk should ask a doctor for a blood test.

[exDemMom]

Cinnamon challenge?

No, thanks.

[Theophilus]

Look! Samantha thinks you're funny!

[MayflowerMadam]

I took cinnamon capsules a few years ago. (This diabetes-cinnamon thing isn’t new.) Blood tests showed no change at all, one way or another.

[zeestephen]

Teaspoon of cinnamon each day?

Or - one 24 hour fast each week, will completely reset your blood sugar to a safe level for up to three days.

Or - one 24 hour fast every fourth day can permanently reset your blood sugar to a safe level, even if you consume more sugar than usual on your six feeding days.

Sounds like a hunter-gatherer evolutionary issue to me.

For at least 100,000 years, human life was feast or famine, every week.

[trad_anglican]

I could be happy the rest of my life with cinnamon.

[trebb]

And add a lot of butter and sugar and it makes a delicious toast topping😁

[LilFarmer]

I put some in my coffee every morning (along with cream). Yum

[GBA]

It’s good for you and it’s good when it’s mixed in with coffee and it’s also good when added to your morning oatmeal, too.

All in all, a great way to start your day!

[Lizavetta]

Eating less meat and more plant-based foods will do the same, as well as exercise and weight loss.

But yeah, pop a pill. That'll fix it.

[nickcarraway]

Eating less meat and more plant-based foods will do the same

Or for this problem, the opposite.

[minnesota_bound]

You can buy Cinnamon pills. Dissolve slowly in your stomach.
If you eat cinnamon directly your face will turn bright red. There are youtube videos of this.

[gitmo]

That worked for me. I fast more often than that, because I like to.