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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Cinnamon and Reduced Body Mass Index

Doses used in studies

mg/day: 600 (median 600, IQR 600–600) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 8.1 weeks · IQR 6.2 weeks–10.1 weeks · Range 4.3 weeks–2.8 months — Reported in 2 of 2 studies

2 of 2 papers

Effects of cinnamon supplementation on metabolic biomarkers in individuals with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- 2024-06-25
- Meta-Analysis · n = 3,054
- Nutrition reviews 83(2)
- - Suzana Laís de Moura
  - Bruna Gabrielle Rocha Gomes
  - Mariana Julião Guilarducci
  - Olívia Gonçalves Leão Coelho
  - Nathalia Sernizon Guimarães
  - Júnia Maria Geraldo Gomes
- PubMed: 38917435
- DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuae058
8 Insights on
- Reduced Body Mass Index
- High evidence
- Clinical
Only cinnamon doses of ≤2 g/day reduced BMI (WMD: -1.18 kg/m2; 95% CI: -1.97 to -0.39; I2=0%)
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Moderate
Significant
Yes
Dose
≤2 g/day
The efficacy and safety of berberine in combination with cinnamon supplementation in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized clinical trial.
- 2025-02-25
- RCT
- European journal of nutrition 64(2)
- - Asieh Mansour
  - Sayed Mahmoud Sajjadi-Jazi
  - Hadis Gerami
  - Atie Sadat Khorasanian
  - Behnam Moalemzadeh
  - Sara Karimi
  - Nima Mohamadi Afrakoti
  - Vahid Mofid
  - Mohammad Reza Mohajeri-Tehrani
  - Azita Hekmatdoost
- PubMed: 39998703
- DOI: 10.1007/s00394-025-03618-9
10 Insights on
- Reduced Body Mass Index
- High evidence
- Rigorous Journal
- Clinical
there was no difference in other measured metabolic and anthropometric parameters between the two groups
Effect
Neutral
Effect size
Small
Significant
No
Dose
600 mg/day