By Melissa Bosslet, RD
Cinnamon always reminds me of fall. As the weather gets chillier, the scent of cinnamon actually smells warm. I start adding cinnamon to oatmeal and sweet potatoes, and even tried it in with some onions in baked beans the other night. This is great because cinnamon has wonderful health benefits.
EB Nutrition always recommends it for blood sugar control. According to the reknown American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, seasoning a food high in carbohydrates with cinnamon can help lessen its impact on your blood sugar levels. Cinnamon slows the rate at which the stomach empties after meals, reducing the rise in blood sugar after eating. Researchers measured how quickly the stomach emptied after 14 healthy subjects ate 300 grams (1.2 cups) of rice pudding alone or seasoned with 6 grams (1.2 teaspoons) of cinnamon. Adding cinnamon to the rice pudding lowered the gastric emptying rate from 37% to 34.5% and significantly lessened the rise in blood sugar levels after eating.
Cinnamon also has the following benefits:
- Anti-clotting
- Anti-microbial
- Brain function
- Colon health
- Fights heart disease
- Warming remedy
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