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Posted on Feb 06, 2004, 9 a.m.
By Bill Freeman
A little bit of cinnamon might spice up one's health. The aromatic bark can lower blood sugar, triglycerides and cholesterol levels, as well as improve insulin functioning -- particularly in Type 2 diabetics -- researchers have found. Richard Anderson, lead scientist at the Human Nutrition Research Center in Beltsville, Md.
A little bit of cinnamon might spice up one's health. The aromatic bark can lower blood sugar, triglycerides and cholesterol levels, as well as improve insulin functioning -- particularly in Type 2 diabetics -- researchers have found. Richard Anderson, lead scientist at the Human Nutrition Research Center in Beltsville, Md., has been studying cinnamon and calls its medicinal properties the most significant nutritional discovery he's seen in 25 years. "I don't know of anything else," he said, other than drugs, "that can change glucose, triglycerides and cholesterol levels nearly so much.
Source: http://www.nwaonline.net/279731187355884.bsp
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