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Anonymous
Just learned that cinnamon can affect the glycemic index of the foods you eat. What's the healthiest thing you've learned in the past day or two?
>> Anonymous
OP - copypasta, regardless


Cinnamon helps control your blood sugar, which influences your risk of heart disease. In fact, USDA researchers found that people with type-2 diabetes who consumed 1 g of cinnamon a day for 6 weeks (about 1/4 teaspoon each day) significantly reduced not only their blood sugar but also their triglycerides and LDL (bad) cholesterol. Credit the spice's active ingredients, methylhydroxychalcone polymers, which increase your cells' ability to metabolize sugar by up to 20 times.
>> Anonymous
I saw something to the effect that too much Omega-6 fatty acids can drown out the effects of Omega-3 fatty acids, which are beneficial to the heart and mood. Since soy enriched products are so high in Omega-6 and everything in our diet contains soy, there's a new study suggesting that many people are having mood problems due to lack of omega-3.

I thought it was interesting. Went and bought some fish oil supplements.
>> Anonymous
Actual cinnamon or cassia? Cassia's a related, similar-tasting substance that often gets used as cinnamon in the states and is frequently mislabeled.