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Cinnamon & Blood Sugar

March 15, 2024
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Did supplementing with cinnamon lower blood sugar in men and women with prediabetes? See what a recent study found in our Cinnamon Supplements and Spices Review.

Be aware that lead contamination was recently reported in several brands of cinnamon, as discussed in our Review, which also includes our Top Picks for ground cinnamon to avoid lead and other toxins.

Lead In Cinnamon

March 08, 2024
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Elevated levels of lead were found in ground cinnamon from several brands and should be avoided. For details, see our Cinnamon Review, which also identifies our Top Picks for ground cinnamon to avoid toxins.

Lead in Cinnamon Applesauce

December 12, 2023
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Enormous amounts of lead have been found in cinnamon applesauce pouches. The cinnamon appears to be the source of the lead. Get the details in our Cinnamon Review, which includes our Top Picks among cinnamon supplements and spices (which were tested for lead).

Cinnamon for Lowering Blood Sugar?

May 02, 2023
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Did taking capsules of true (Ceylon) cinnamon reduce fasting blood sugar or HbA1c in people with type 2 diabetes? See what a new study found in the What It Does section of our Cinnamon Supplements Review, which includes our Top Picks among cinnamon supplements and spices.

Cinnamon & Bleeding Risk

July 06, 2022
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Regularly consuming large amounts of cinnamon may increase the risk of bleeding after surgery, as was recently reported. Get the details in the Concerns and Cautions section of our Cinnamon Supplements Review.

Cinnamon for Lowering Blood Sugar?

April 22, 2022
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Does taking cinnamon powder or extract help control blood sugar levels in people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes? See what the latest study, and earlier studies, have found in the Blood sugar, type 2 diabetes and prediabetes of our Cinnamon Supplements Review.

Also see: Which supplements and foods can help lower or control my blood sugar?

Vietnamese Cinnamon Concern

August 13, 2021
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Our tests of cinnamon found higher concentrations of the toxin coumarin in Vietnamese cinnamon. A similar finding was recently reported. Learn more in our Cinnamon Supplements & Spices Review – and see how products compared in our tests.

Cinnamon for Prediabetes?

July 20, 2020
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Does taking a daily cinnamon supplement help control blood sugar in people with pre-diabetes? See the results of a recent study in the What It Does section of the Cinnamon Supplements & Spices Review. Also see our Top Picks among cinnamon supplements and among cinnamon spices.

Cinnamon for Arthritis

May 04, 2018
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Taking cinnamon as a supplement was found to decrease symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in a recent study. Get the details and learn what else cinnamon can do (particularly regarding blood sugar) in the What It Does section of the Cinnamon Supplements & Spices Review. (Also see our test results for popular cinnamon supplements).

Cinnamon to Lower Blood Sugar?

November 04, 2016
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A study in people with elevated blood sugar levels found that a particular cinnamon extract (which CL has tested) modestly lowered blood sugar levels. The way the data was analyzed, however, appears flawed in our opinion. Get the details in the "What It Does" section of Cinnamon Supplements and Spices Review >>