Effect of Cinnamon Bark on Glucose and Lipids Levels of Male Egyptian Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus Patients | ||
| Bulletin of Egyptian Society for Physiological Sciences | ||
| Article 3, Volume 27, Issue 1, June 2007, Pages 29-40 PDF (187.66 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/besps.2007.37110 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ghada Soliman* | ||
| Biochemistry Department, National Nutrition Institute, Cairo | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present study aimed to determine the effect of cinnamon bark on blood glucose, triacylglycerol, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. A total of 30 patients (male) with type 2 diabetes, aged 30-50 years, were divided into two groups. Groups 1 and 2 consumed 1.5 or 3 g of cinnamon daily, respectively for 45 days.Results: After 45 days, cinnamon reduced the mean fasting serum glucose (17.63; 24.65%), total cholesterol (17.61, 24.25%), LDL cholesterol (21.73, 31.86%), triacylglycerol (19.62, 22.1%), and phospholipids (15.35, 26.02%) levels. Changes in HDL cholesterol werenot significant. It, also, reduced body weight, thus decreasing its body mass index (BMI).Conclusions: The results of the present study demonstrated that intake of 1.5 & 3.0 g of cinnamon per day reduces serum glucose, triacylglycerol, LDL cholesterol, and total cholesterol in patients with type 2 diabetes and suggest that the inclusion of cinnamon in the diet of patients with type 2 diabetes may reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, it, also, improves their body mass index (BMI). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| NIDDM; Lipid profile; Cinnamon | ||
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