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Cinnamon Helps in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Cinnamon may help remedy lipid profiles and have therapeutic benefits in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to a new Iranian trial.
This is a very odd condition. When a person has liver disease it is common to consider that their issue arose from alcohol in some way, or at least exposure to alcohol. In this condition, NAFLD, alcohol is not the culprit but some other agent. Many health scientists believe that chemical exposure or even pollution exposure is to blame in this condition.
“We found that 12 weeks consumption of 1.5 grams (half of a teaspoon) cinnamon per day plus a balanced diet improves insulin resistance and NAFLD characteristics,” Dr. Azita Hekmatdoost told Reuters Health by email.
In a paper online December 9 in Nutrition Research, Dr. Hekmatdoost of the Research Institute Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, and colleagues note that there is no proven treatment for NAFLD.
However, because of its anti-oxidant and insulin-sensitizer properties, they point out, cinnamon might be of value.
To investigate, the researchers studied 50 patients who were randomized to two 750 mg capsules of cinnamon or placebo daily for 12 weeks. All patients were given advice on how to integrate a balanced diet and physical activity into their daily lives.
In both groups, LDL cholesterol dropped significantly but there was no significant change in serum HDL cholesterol levels. After 12 weeks, LDL levels were 55.8 mg/dL in the treatment group and 90.3 mg/dL in the placebo group (p=0.032).
In the active treatment group there were also significant decreases in the HOMA (Homeostatic Model Assessment) index, fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglyceride, alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase. This was also true of gamma glutamine transpeptidase and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP).
The researchers note that although the study was small, the findings are in line with those of other studies and confirm their hypothesis that cinnamon supplementation can reduce the main characteristics of NAFLD, including insulin resistance, liver enzymes, and the inflammatory marker hs-CRP.
While more studies are needed, it appears that cinnamon “could be a good adjuvant therapeutic option for this disease.
The study looked at cinnamon’s medical effects. There were improvements in liver enzymes, insulin resistance, blood lipids and hs-CRP with cinnamon supplementation.
Previous research has established cinnamon’s positive impact on hyperlipidemia and insulin resistance; results from this study suggest cinnamon may improve two additional characteristics of NAFLD – elevated liver enzymes and hs-CRP.
SOURCE: http://bit.ly/1cPxuEB
Nutrition Research 2013.
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