Cinnamon and blood sugar control?

[Guest guest]

On the " Junkfood Science " blog:

" the media has been silent on a new study of five randomized

controlled clinical trials which found no support for these claims

surrounding cinnamon "

Sandy Swarc says:

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Superfoods are credited with special powers to protect us from cancer,

heart disease and other diseases of aging. Cinnamon is one such food.

It has been widely heralded for its ability to stabilize blood sugars

and ward off diabetes.

Cinnamon's reputation for controlling glucose and cholesterol levels

in diabetics isn't surprising. Its purported abilities have been

widely reported for years in popular magazines like Science Daily,

newspapers, television news, and even WebMD for medical professionals.

What may be surprising, however, is to learn that the media has been

silent on a new study of five randomized controlled clinical trials

which found no support for these claims surrounding cinnamon.

Beliefs surrounding healthy foods are hard to shake when the science

is never reported. How many still believe that fruits and vegetables

can prevent cancers and heart disease, even though none of the claims

have held up in clinical trials?

So, here is another study the news forgot.

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Baker and colleagues concluded:

" In this meta-analysis of five randomized placebo controlled trials,

patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes receiving cinnamon did not

demonstrate statistically or clinically significant changes in A1C,

FBG, or lipid parameters in comparison with subjects receiving

placebo... Cinnamon does not appear to improve A1C, FBG, or lipid

parameters in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. "

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http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/01/cinnamon-and-sugar-blood-sugar-that-\

is.html

A perfect example of how the news media is also involved in shaping

our opinions about health - in this case, by ignoring a significant

finding. I wouldn't have heard about it if Sandy hadn't posted.

I do like cinnamon though - just not too much sugar