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11.08.2024


On the way to type-2 diabetes? Cinnamon, ginger and black cumin protect your health

Traditional healers gave herbs like cinnamon, black cumin and ginger to people with type-2 diabetes even before the term was invented. The same herbs protect the health of people who are becoming diabetic, according to research from the United Arab Emirates.


On the way to type-2 diabetes? Cinnamon, ginger and black cumin protect your health


Study
Nutritional scientists from United Arab Emirates University divided 120 subjects aged 18-50 into 4 groups. All subjects were in the early stages of type-2 diabetes but were not yet taking any medication. However, their waist size, blood sugar levels, cholesterol levels and blood pressure were unhealthy.

A control group received a placebo every day for 12 weeks. An experimental group took a capsule containing one gram of cinnamon at three different times throughout the day. Another experimental group took 3 capsules daily, each containing 2 grams of ginger powder. Yet another experimental group took 3 capsules of ground black cumin seed daily.

The researchers therefore did not use any extracts. The contents of their capsules were no different than what you can buy in the store or supermarket.

Results
Supplementation with ground black cumin seeds [Blackseed] was especially effective. In the group that received black cumin, the LDL, the fasting glucose level, decreased.

In the blackseed group, the researchers also saw a not entirely significant decrease in the size of the drug. In the second table below you can see that the waist decreased by 11 centimeters.

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On the way to type-2 diabetes? Cinnamon, ginger and black cumin protect your health


On the way to type-2 diabetes? Cinnamon, ginger and black cumin protect your health


Ginger also lowered LDL levels and fasting glucose levels. Cinnamon lowered the HbA1c concentration. HbA1c is a long-term marker of exposure to high glucose levels.

Conclusion
"This study provides evidence to support the adjunct use of supplementation for those at risk of metabolic syndrome and its sequelae", the researchers summarize.

Source:
Nutrients. 2024 May 29;16(11):1685.

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