美国农业部最近的研究发现﹐肉桂粉这种常见于面包等食物的香料﹐能增强细胞对胰岛素的反应﹐可望为糖尿病患者带来佳音。
研究报告指出﹐肉桂含有某种成分﹐能够加速糖分的分解达二十倍。换言之﹐对于缺乏胰岛素的糖尿病患者﹐进食含肉桂粉的食物﹐应该有助减轻病情。
研究小组负责人安德森认为﹐反正肉桂粉对人体没有副作用﹐糖尿病患者不妨在日常饮食中多添一点肉桂粉﹐看看是否真的能够控制血糖含量。他建议﹐可把四分之一汤匙的肉桂粉混和果汁﹑咖啡或麦片试试效果。
不过﹐安德森强调﹐这只是实验结果﹐至于是否对糖尿病人有实际作用﹐则有待临床实验来证实﹔在临床实验报告未出炉以前﹐不应拿肉桂来取代糖尿病药物。
最新发现
根据美国一项研究发现，每天饮食只要加点肉桂,就可帮助Ⅱ型糖尿病患降低血糖、胆固醇与三酸甘油酯，并改善胰岛素功能。
It's not yet clear if cinnamon is good fordiabetes. Research findings have been mixed, and the American Diabetes Association dismisses cinnamon’s use indiabetes treatment.
Several small studies have linked cinnamon to better blood sugar levels. Some of this work shows it may curb blood sugar by lowering insulin resistance.
In one study, volunteers ate from 1 to 6 grams of cinnamon for 40 days. (One gram of ground cinnamon is about half a teaspoon.) The researchers found that cinnamon cut cholesterol by about 18% and blood sugar levels by 24%. But in other studies, the spice did not lower blood sugar or cholesterol levels.
