Cinnamon is one of the proven regulators of blood sugar. In addition, it could help suffers of type 2 diabetes, it could be very useful in the fight against overweight and to help us improve our physical condition. Cinnamon is a spice that comes from the bark of the cinnamon tree.

What are the beneficial effects of the consumption of cinnamon?

Research shows that if you take half a teaspoon of cinnamon a day you could expect:

improvement / decrease the levels of blood sugar between 18 and 29 percent

improvement quantities of triglycerides between 23 and 30 percent

mprovement quantities of LDL-cholesterol between 7 and 27%

improvement quantities of cholesterol between 12 and 26%

Besides these effects, research shows a significant antiseptien and antioksidalen effect on consumption of cinnamon.

Similar positive effects from the consumption of cinnamon make it unique spice and food.

The energy value of cinnamon has 247 kilocalories per 100 grams / 3.53oz, and the quantity of about 3 g / 0.10 oz is about 7.5 kilocalories.

Although the amount of about half a teaspoon is considered safe you should consult a doctor if you are pregnant and do not use cinnamon if you are allergic to it. People who suffer from diabetes should consult a doctor if they take cinnamon because it is possible to change their blood sugar or change the effect of the drugs they take.

It is not recommended to intake larger amounts cinnamon in order to achieve greater health effect. There is a point of saturation and after it is more likely to harm than to improve our state of health.

The beneficial components in cinnamon are watersoluble and heat-resistant. This allows you to rely on their useful effect not only for direct consumption but also as an additive to tea, yogurt, roasted meats, juices, etc.

The maintenance of relatively low levels of blood sugar is important when you trying to lose weight. Our blood sugar is one of the main indicators “switch” body to use its energy supplies that are stored as fat in or to store extra ones. Of course cinnamon could help us and add additional benefits to our physical condition, but we should not forget that there are no magical solutions.

Weight loss would be achieved if we combine suitable diet and physical activity. Foods such as cinnamon could help us, but could not be the main solution.

However, there are very few foods that bring so many benefits not only when you are trying to lose weight but also when you want to improve your physical condition. The positive impact on cholesterol and triglycerides as well as the additional effect of antioxidant food provokes us to advise you to add cinnamon to your diet not only when you are trying to lose weight, but when you want to improve your state of health.

USDA data were used