If you associate cinnamon with rich, often unhealthy foods, here is a new twist to that story.
Researchers at University of Michigan have found that cinnamon through its active ingredient cinnamaldehyde (CA) can trigger higher metabolism in fat cells which in turn could explain its role in countering obesity.
CA has in the past been associated with an anti-obesity role and also possible role against hypoglycaemia – a condition in which the blood sugar level can drop to levels at which normal metabolism may be affected. In the present study it was found to increase the expression of genes that have create te environment for greater energy consumption by the cells.