Re: A quick question for the group

[Guest guest]

Put a cinnamon stick in her coffee or tea.

" After 40 days, all three levels of cinnamon reduced blood sugar levels by

18-29%, triglycerides 23-30%, LDL cholesterol 7-27%, and total cholesterol

12-26%, while no significant changes were seen in those groups receiving

placebo. " - http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice & dbid=68

Cinnamon oil does not have the same effect, so make sure you use real cinnamon.

Kat.

>Sorry if this isn't strictly CRON related, but my mother wanted me to ask

>the group for advice on the best way to lower triglicerides. She's trying

>to eat a healthy diet with low salt and fat, and doing a brisk 30 minute

>walk daily, but IIRC she has a weakness for peanut butter. Could this be

>the culprit?

[Guest guest]

Put a cinnamon stick in her coffee or tea.

" After 40 days, all three levels of cinnamon reduced blood sugar levels by

18-29%, triglycerides 23-30%, LDL cholesterol 7-27%, and total cholesterol

12-26%, while no significant changes were seen in those groups receiving

placebo. " - http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice & dbid=68

Cinnamon oil does not have the same effect, so make sure you use real cinnamon.

Kat.

>Sorry if this isn't strictly CRON related, but my mother wanted me to ask

>the group for advice on the best way to lower triglicerides. She's trying

>to eat a healthy diet with low salt and fat, and doing a brisk 30 minute

>walk daily, but IIRC she has a weakness for peanut butter. Could this be

>the culprit?

[Guest guest]

Thanks Katrina. Very interesting, if a little difficult to believe!

The full study can be read here:

http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/26/12/3215

Rodney.

> Put a cinnamon stick in her coffee or tea.

>

> " After 40 days, all three levels of cinnamon reduced blood sugar

levels by

> 18-29%, triglycerides 23-30%, LDL cholesterol 7-27%, and total

cholesterol

> 12-26%, while no significant changes were seen in those groups

receiving

> placebo. " - http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?

tname=foodspice & dbid=68

>

> Cinnamon oil does not have the same effect, so make sure you use

real cinnamon.

>

> Kat.

>

>

> >Sorry if this isn't strictly CRON related, but my mother wanted me

to ask

> >the group for advice on the best way to lower triglicerides.

She's trying

> >to eat a healthy diet with low salt and fat, and doing a brisk 30

minute

> >walk daily, but IIRC she has a weakness for peanut butter. Could

this be

> >the culprit?

[Guest guest]

Thanks Katrina. Very interesting, if a little difficult to believe!

The full study can be read here:

http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/26/12/3215

Rodney.

> Put a cinnamon stick in her coffee or tea.

>

> " After 40 days, all three levels of cinnamon reduced blood sugar

levels by

> 18-29%, triglycerides 23-30%, LDL cholesterol 7-27%, and total

cholesterol

> 12-26%, while no significant changes were seen in those groups

receiving

> placebo. " - http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?

tname=foodspice & dbid=68

>

> Cinnamon oil does not have the same effect, so make sure you use

real cinnamon.

>

> Kat.

>

>

> >Sorry if this isn't strictly CRON related, but my mother wanted me

to ask

> >the group for advice on the best way to lower triglicerides.

She's trying

> >to eat a healthy diet with low salt and fat, and doing a brisk 30

minute

> >walk daily, but IIRC she has a weakness for peanut butter. Could

this be

> >the culprit?

[Guest guest]

Even after reading the full study (thanks for posting it Rodney), I

cannot figure out whether someone withOUT Type 2 Diabetes would

improve their lipids. The authors of the study conclude that it

might be beneficial for others, but there's nothing I could see in

the study supporting that conclusion. Does anyone else see how to

reach that conclusion?

> > Put a cinnamon stick in her coffee or tea.

> >

> > " After 40 days, all three levels of cinnamon reduced blood sugar

> levels by

> > 18-29%, triglycerides 23-30%, LDL cholesterol 7-27%, and total

> cholesterol

> > 12-26%, while no significant changes were seen in those groups

> receiving

> > placebo. " - http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?

> tname=foodspice & dbid=68

> >

> > Cinnamon oil does not have the same effect, so make sure you use

> real cinnamon.

> >

> > Kat.

> >

> >

> > >Sorry if this isn't strictly CRON related, but my mother wanted

me

> to ask

> > >the group for advice on the best way to lower triglicerides.

> She's trying

> > >to eat a healthy diet with low salt and fat, and doing a brisk

30

> minute

> > >walk daily, but IIRC she has a weakness for peanut butter.

Could

> this be

> > >the culprit?

[Guest guest]

Even after reading the full study (thanks for posting it Rodney), I

cannot figure out whether someone withOUT Type 2 Diabetes would

improve their lipids. The authors of the study conclude that it

might be beneficial for others, but there's nothing I could see in

the study supporting that conclusion. Does anyone else see how to

reach that conclusion?

> > Put a cinnamon stick in her coffee or tea.

> >

> > " After 40 days, all three levels of cinnamon reduced blood sugar

> levels by

> > 18-29%, triglycerides 23-30%, LDL cholesterol 7-27%, and total

> cholesterol

> > 12-26%, while no significant changes were seen in those groups

> receiving

> > placebo. " - http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?

> tname=foodspice & dbid=68

> >

> > Cinnamon oil does not have the same effect, so make sure you use

> real cinnamon.

> >

> > Kat.

> >

> >

> > >Sorry if this isn't strictly CRON related, but my mother wanted

me

> to ask

> > >the group for advice on the best way to lower triglicerides.

> She's trying

> > >to eat a healthy diet with low salt and fat, and doing a brisk

30

> minute

> > >walk daily, but IIRC she has a weakness for peanut butter.

Could

> this be

> > >the culprit?

[Guest guest]

Found this article:

Cinnamate supplementation enhances hepatic lipid metabolism and

antioxidant defense systems in high cholesterol-fed rats.

Lee JS, Jeon SM, Park EM, Huh TL, Kwon OS, Lee MK, Choi MS.

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National

University, Daegu, Korea.

This study investigated the effect of cinnamate, a phenolic compound

found in cinnamon bark and other plant materials, on lipid metabolism

and antioxidant enzyme activities in rats fed a high cholesterol diet.

Three groups of rats were given a diet containing 1 g of

cholesterol/kg for 6 weeks. The control group only received the high

cholesterol diet, whereas the other two groups received a diet

supplemented with lovastatin or cinnamate (0.1 g/100 g of diet). The

plasma high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels were significantly

higher in the cinnamate group than in either the control or lovastatin

groups, and the atherogenic index was significantly lower in rats with

cinnamate supplementation. Supplementation with cinnamate resulted in

significantly lower hepatic cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

Accumulation of hepatic lipid droplets was higher in the control group

than in the rats supplemented with either cinnamate or lovastatin.

Hepatic 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase activity

was significantly lower in the cinnamate group compared with the other

groups, whereas only acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase activity was

significantly lower in the lovastatin group compared with the control

group. Cinnamate supplementation resulted in higher catalase and

glutathione peroxidase activities, while hepatic thiobarbituric

acid-reactive substances were significantly lower in both the

cinnamate and lovastatin groups. The fecal acidic sterol was higher in

the lovastatin group than in the control or cinnamate groups. These

results suggest that dietary cinnamate inhibits hepatic HMG-CoA

reductase activity, resulting in lower hepatic cholesterol content,

and suppresses lipid peroxidation via enhancement of hepatic

antioxidant enzyme activities.

PMID: 14585184 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

> Even after reading the full study (thanks for posting it Rodney), I

> cannot figure out whether someone withOUT Type 2 Diabetes would

> improve their lipids. The authors of the study conclude that it

> might be beneficial for others, but there's nothing I could see in

> the study supporting that conclusion. Does anyone else see how to

> reach that conclusion?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Found this article:

Cinnamate supplementation enhances hepatic lipid metabolism and

antioxidant defense systems in high cholesterol-fed rats.

Lee JS, Jeon SM, Park EM, Huh TL, Kwon OS, Lee MK, Choi MS.

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National

University, Daegu, Korea.

This study investigated the effect of cinnamate, a phenolic compound

found in cinnamon bark and other plant materials, on lipid metabolism

and antioxidant enzyme activities in rats fed a high cholesterol diet.

Three groups of rats were given a diet containing 1 g of

cholesterol/kg for 6 weeks. The control group only received the high

cholesterol diet, whereas the other two groups received a diet

supplemented with lovastatin or cinnamate (0.1 g/100 g of diet). The

plasma high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels were significantly

higher in the cinnamate group than in either the control or lovastatin

groups, and the atherogenic index was significantly lower in rats with

cinnamate supplementation. Supplementation with cinnamate resulted in

significantly lower hepatic cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

Accumulation of hepatic lipid droplets was higher in the control group

than in the rats supplemented with either cinnamate or lovastatin.

Hepatic 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase activity

was significantly lower in the cinnamate group compared with the other

groups, whereas only acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase activity was

significantly lower in the lovastatin group compared with the control

group. Cinnamate supplementation resulted in higher catalase and

glutathione peroxidase activities, while hepatic thiobarbituric

acid-reactive substances were significantly lower in both the

cinnamate and lovastatin groups. The fecal acidic sterol was higher in

the lovastatin group than in the control or cinnamate groups. These

results suggest that dietary cinnamate inhibits hepatic HMG-CoA

reductase activity, resulting in lower hepatic cholesterol content,

and suppresses lipid peroxidation via enhancement of hepatic

antioxidant enzyme activities.

PMID: 14585184 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

> Even after reading the full study (thanks for posting it Rodney), I

> cannot figure out whether someone withOUT Type 2 Diabetes would

> improve their lipids. The authors of the study conclude that it

> might be beneficial for others, but there's nothing I could see in

> the study supporting that conclusion. Does anyone else see how to

> reach that conclusion?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi folks:

Here is the abstract of the 'sounds too good to be true' study noted

below by Katrina:

" Cinnamon Improves Glucose and Lipids of People With Type 2 Diabetes

OBJECTIVE—The objective of this study was to determine whether

cinnamon improves blood glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL

cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol levels in people with type 2

diabetes.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—A total of 60 people with type 2

diabetes, 30 men and 30 women aged 52.2 ± 6.32 years, were divided

randomly into six groups. Groups 1, 2, and 3 consumed 1, 3, or 6 g of

cinnamon daily, respectively, and groups 4, 5, and 6 were given

placebo capsules corresponding to the number of capsules consumed for

the three levels of cinnamon. The cinnamon was consumed for 40 days

followed by a 20-day washout period.

RESULTS—After 40 days, all three levels of cinnamon reduced the mean

fasting serum glucose (18–29%), triglyceride (23–30%), LDL

cholesterol (7–27%), and total cholesterol (12–26%) levels; no

significant changes were noted in the placebo groups. Changes in HDL

cholesterol were not significant.

CONCLUSIONS—The results of this study demonstrate that intake of 1,

3, or 6 g of cinnamon per day reduces serum glucose, triglyceride,

LDL cholesterol, and total cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes

and suggest that the inclusion of cinnamon in the diet of people with

type 2 diabetes will reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and

cardiovascular diseases. "

PMID: 14633804

Rodney.

> Put a cinnamon stick in her coffee or tea.

>

> " After 40 days, all three levels of cinnamon reduced blood sugar

levels by

> 18-29%, triglycerides 23-30%, LDL cholesterol 7-27%, and total

cholesterol

> 12-26%, while no significant changes were seen in those groups

receiving

> placebo. " - http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?

tname=foodspice & dbid=68

>

> Cinnamon oil does not have the same effect, so make sure you use

real cinnamon.

>

> Kat.

>

>

> >Sorry if this isn't strictly CRON related, but my mother wanted me

to ask

> >the group for advice on the best way to lower triglicerides.

She's trying

> >to eat a healthy diet with low salt and fat, and doing a brisk 30

minute

> >walk daily, but IIRC she has a weakness for peanut butter. Could

this be

> >the culprit?

[Guest guest]

Hi folks:

Here is the abstract of the 'sounds too good to be true' study noted

below by Katrina:

" Cinnamon Improves Glucose and Lipids of People With Type 2 Diabetes

OBJECTIVE—The objective of this study was to determine whether

cinnamon improves blood glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL

cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol levels in people with type 2

diabetes.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—A total of 60 people with type 2

diabetes, 30 men and 30 women aged 52.2 ± 6.32 years, were divided

randomly into six groups. Groups 1, 2, and 3 consumed 1, 3, or 6 g of

cinnamon daily, respectively, and groups 4, 5, and 6 were given

placebo capsules corresponding to the number of capsules consumed for

the three levels of cinnamon. The cinnamon was consumed for 40 days

followed by a 20-day washout period.

RESULTS—After 40 days, all three levels of cinnamon reduced the mean

fasting serum glucose (18–29%), triglyceride (23–30%), LDL

cholesterol (7–27%), and total cholesterol (12–26%) levels; no

significant changes were noted in the placebo groups. Changes in HDL

cholesterol were not significant.

CONCLUSIONS—The results of this study demonstrate that intake of 1,

3, or 6 g of cinnamon per day reduces serum glucose, triglyceride,

LDL cholesterol, and total cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes

and suggest that the inclusion of cinnamon in the diet of people with

type 2 diabetes will reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and

cardiovascular diseases. "

PMID: 14633804

Rodney.

> Put a cinnamon stick in her coffee or tea.

>

> " After 40 days, all three levels of cinnamon reduced blood sugar

levels by

> 18-29%, triglycerides 23-30%, LDL cholesterol 7-27%, and total

cholesterol

> 12-26%, while no significant changes were seen in those groups

receiving

> placebo. " - http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?

tname=foodspice & dbid=68

>

> Cinnamon oil does not have the same effect, so make sure you use

real cinnamon.

>

> Kat.

>

>

> >Sorry if this isn't strictly CRON related, but my mother wanted me

to ask

> >the group for advice on the best way to lower triglicerides.

She's trying

> >to eat a healthy diet with low salt and fat, and doing a brisk 30

minute

> >walk daily, but IIRC she has a weakness for peanut butter. Could

this be

> >the culprit?