Looking for A Natural Fat Loss Supplement? Consider Cinnamon
With all the different fat loss products out on the market, at times it can be hard to decipher which are going to work and which are going to be a waste of your time. Not to mention that many of the fat loss products have so many ingredients in them that it’s hard to keep track of – half of which you can’t even pronounce.
One thing you might have never considered supplementing with however, which shows promising benefits as far as fat loss is concerned is cinnamon.
Researchers out of the Wadsworth Medical Center looked at the effects a water-soluble cinnamon extract had on body composition as well as the metabolic profile in men and women who were showing signs of being pre-diabetic.
Subjects were either assigned to a 500 mg/dL Cinnulin PF® supplement or a placebo over a twelve week period, and then systolic blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, and body composition were assessed.
After the results came back, it was confirmed that the subjects who had taken the cinnamon extract had significant decreases in fasting blood sugar levels, systolic blood pressure, and showed increase in lean muscle mass.
Therefore, the take home message from this is that taking the time to add some cinnamon to your protein shakes, oatmeal, or adding it into anything you bake is a good way to promote a healthy body composition and help prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Reference:
Anderson, RA. Et al. (2006) Effects of a water-soluble cinnamon extract on body composition and features of the metabolic syndrome in pre-diabetic men and women. Ohio Research Group, Wadsworth Medical Center. Journal of the International Society of Sports and Nutrition. Dec 28;3-45-53.
