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Cinnamon May Prevent Blood Glucose Spikes
One of the cinnamon tea or powder health benefits is that it prevents sharp rises in levels of glucose in the blood.
One random crossover clinical trial found that Ceylon cinnamon extract (CCE) helps to lower glucose spikes after eating. 18 adults consumed 1 g Ceylon cinnamon extract before their meal. Scientists noted that the cinnamon extract helped to reduce postprandial hyperglycemia. (25)
Another study on healthy adults found that consuming 6 g of cinnamon (about 2/3 of a tablespoon) with rice pudding reduces blood glucose levels after eating and delays gastric emptying. (26)
Cinnamon Can Help You Lose Weight
If you are trying to lose weight, drinking cinnamon tea can help to boost the effectiveness of your weight-loss diet.
One small study involving 30 obese adolescents found that consuming cinnamon tea helped them to lose more weight. (27)
The journal Metabolism reported that the reason for cinnamon being good for weight loss is that cinnamaldehyde helps to burn fat cells quicker. Researchers found that cinnamon can have an anti-obesity effect and help improve metabolic health. (28)
Trials involving mice have shown that cinnamaldehyde affects the hunger hormone ghrelin and also improve glucose tolerance. This had the effect of causing the mice to eat less and lose weight. (29)
Other clinical trials have shown that supplementing the diet with cinnamon extracts helps to reduce complications associated with metabolic syndrome. (30)
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Cinnamon Increases Antioxidants That Help Protect Your Brain Health
You can use cinnamon sticks to make an antioxidant-rich cinnamon tea that helps boost cognitive function.
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