Cinnamon Extract Improves Insulin Sensitivity in the Brain and Lowers Liver Fat in Mouse Models of Obesity

Tina Sartorius, Andreas Peter, Nadja Schulz, Andrea Drescher, Ina Bergheim, Jürgen Machann, Fritz Schick, Dorothea Siegel‐Axel, Annette Schürmann, Cora Weigert,

PLoS ONE · 2014 · 100 citations · 44 references

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Abstract

Together, cinnamon extract improved insulin action in the brain as well as brain activity and locomotion. This specific effect may represent an important central feature of cinnamon in improving insulin action in the brain, and mediates metabolic alterations in the periphery to decrease liver fat and improve glucose homeostasis.

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