Effect of cinnamon on glycemia

undergraduate thesis

• Title: Utjecaj cimeta na glikemiju
• Author: Petra Pažin
• Mentor: Irena Landeka Jurčević (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology; (Department of Food Quality Control); (Laboratory for Food Chemistry and Biochemistry); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2013-09-06, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOTECHNICAL SCIENCES; Nutrition

Abstract

Cimet je biljka bogata polifenolima koja se već stoljećima koristi u medicinske svrhe te pokazuje utjecaj na inzulinsku osjetljivost i razinu glukoze u krvi na način da može pomoći u smanjenju razine HbA1c zbog svoje mogućnosti da utječe na aktivnost inzulina. Inzulinsku osjetljivost, dijabetičari i osobe koje su u stanju predijabetesa, mogu povećati promjenom načina života koji uključuje pravilnu prehranu i veću tjelesnu aktivnost. Cimet je bio predmet mnogih kliničkih i životinjskih studija kako bi se ustvrdio njegov utjecaj na šećernu bolest tipa 2, koja je kronično stanje organizma te je jedna od najbrže rastućih bolesti u cijelom svijetu, međutim potrebno je još kliničkih istraživanja koja bi pokazala konkretne posljedice suplementacije cimeta. Cilj ovog rada je objasniti povezanost konzumacije cimeta i razine glukoze u krvi.

Abstract (english)

Cinnamon is a plant which is rich source of polyphenols that has been used for centuries in medicine and has been shown to affect insulin sensitivity and blood glucose by helping reduce the HbA1c because of its insulin potentiating activity. Diabetics and people with prediabetes can increase their insulin sensitivity by changing lifestyle, that includes proper nutrition and greater physical activity. Cinnamon has been the subject of many clinical and animal studies to ensure his effect on diabetes mellitus type 2, a chronic condition and one of the fastest growing health problems worldwide however it is necessary to have more clinical trials that will be long-term and involve a larger number of patients to evaluate effects of cinnamon supplementation. The aim of this thesis is to explain connection of cinnamon intake and blood glucose.

• Keywords: cimet; inzulin; glukoza; dijabetes
• Keywords (english): cinnamon; insulin; glucose; diabetes mellitus
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:159:019901
• Study programme: Title: Nutricionizam; Study programme type: sveučilišni; Study level: preddiplomski; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) nutricionizma (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) nutricionizma)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
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• Created on: 2017-05-04 07:34:48