CINNAMON EXTRACT BENEFITS FOR DIABETICS.

Researchers from the University of Hannover evaluated an aqueous cinnamon extract on fasting glucose levels of diabetic volunteers. Seventy-nine volunteers received either one gram of cinnamon/day or a placebo for four months. The volunteers were not receiving insulin therapy, but were controlling their disease by oral anti-diabetics or diet. The researchers found that fasting glucose levels improved by 10.3% for the group supplemented with the cinnamon extract. No significant difference was observed in the placebo group. (Food Navigator Europe, 12/06/06)