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Cinnamon and honey to control weight, the hibernation diet

Cinnamon and honey to control weight

CINNAMON AND HONEY TEA

It is generally believed that a daily intake of cinnamon and honey tea, first half hour before breakfast while you still have an empty stomach, and at a second time at night, just before sleeping, helps to lower body weight. The drink is pure honey and cinnamon powder boiled in a cup of cinnamon and honey tea. It is believed that when taken regularly, the cinnamon and honey tea helps to reduce body weight, but is there any scientific evidence or research that could found these claims?

In native Ayurvedic medicine, cinnamon is considered a remedy for respiratory, digestive, and gynecological ailments. Recent studies emerging from western countries have shown many potentially beneficial health effects of cinnamon such as anti-inflammatory properties, anti-microbial activity, blood glucose control, reducing cardiovascular disease, boosting cognitive function, and reducing risk of colonic cancer [1,2,3,4], but not mention about any properties to regulate body weight.

In combination with other substances, namely honey, cinnamon has been used as a dietary complement to help loose weight. In studies done on mice, cinnamon water extract administered orally for six weeks significantly decreased lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, exerting also a remarked anti-inflammatory action, possibly due to the present of polyphenols [5]. Image left: I was sick so I made tea by Laurel Barickman under Creative Commons license  (CC BY 2.0).

CINNAMOMUM VERUM

Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cinnamomum
Common name: Cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon, Common cinnamon, Sri Lanka cinnamon, cinnamon quills.

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African mango for weight loss, it works!

Irvingia gabonensis for weight loss

AFRICAN MANGO

African mango (Irvingia gabonensis) is a indigenous fruit tree of West and Central Africa, which has been identified locally as the most important tree for domestication. Interest on the fruits of this tree, the so-called African mango, has recently raised in western developed countries as a new dietary supplement able to fight obesity and control weight. Many are the claims made for those manufacturing and producing African mango extract to control weight, but are those claims founded or are we in front of another hoax? Scientific research and clinical trials suggest that indeed, African mango is able to help you loose weight, as well as to significantly reduce waist circumference and hip circumference. In one double blind placebo trial to which we refer later on, an average weight loss of 12.8 Kg was observed after 10 weeks [12,15].

The Irvingia tree, commonly known as bush mango, dikanut or simply and most commonly African mango [7,8], is indigenous to West Africa. Although the flesh of the African mango fruit is widely consumed, its most important part is the kernel which (in its fresh or dried form) is used to add flavoring and consistency to many dishes [8,9], being widely marketed domestically, nationally and between some African countries [1]. In Cameroon, for example, African mango kernels are used as condiment and are highly valued for their food thickening properties to prepare "ndo'o" or "draw soup" as well as groundnut or njansang (Ricinodendron heudelotii ) [2]. African mango (Irvingia gabonensis) has also been used to treat hypercholesterolemia [12,13].

However, as we said, its most common use of African mango nowadays refers to its dietary properties something on which we will enter in detail in the second part of this article. Image left: Mango watch update by John Asselin under Creative Commons license  (CC BY 2.0).

IRVINGIA GABONENSIS

Family: Irvingiaceae
Genus: Irvingia
Common name: African mango, Wild mango, Bush mango.

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Green tea for weight loss, fact or fiction?

Supporting evidence on the claims about weight-loss effects of green tea

green tea leaves Obesity is, together with cancer, one of the 21st century problems in developed countries, contributing to increased mortality. According to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2006 and 2007–2008, over two-thirds of adults in the United States are overweight or obese, and over one-third are obese [1,2].

Fortunately some scientists and researchers keep on investigating some foods or supplements such as green tea, fiber, and calcium supplements or dairy products that may complement a healthy lifestyle to produce small weight losses or prevent weight gain over time [3]. Image left: China green tea by Marius B under Creative Commons License (CC BY 2.0).

Some of the properties and health benefits of green tea, rich in Polyphenols, and some of the active constituents that may be linked to this weight-loss properties are discussed in this article.

CAMELIA SINENSIS

Family: Teaceae
Genus: Camelia
Common name: Green tea

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Tannins from Sorghum, an ancient old-world cereal grass, fight obesity through reduced digestion

Sorghum, another natural fat burner

SorghumTannins from Sorghum, an ancient old-world cereal grass [1] used as fodder plants [4], has been the focus of a study performed by a team of scientists led by Kansas State University and US Department of Agriculture researchers. Their main goal was to understand the role of tannins, polyphenolic compounds that bind to proteins and cause their precipitation [2], how could tannins from Sorghum be modified to be used as food and feed [3]. Image: Sorghum by Matt Lavin under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Tannins are known to have a high antioxidant value, they exert anti-inflammatory and UV protective properties [3]. We can find tannins in herbs as Witch hazel, tarragon, cumin, thyme, cinnamon, vanilla, cloves [2], grains such as finger millets and barley [3], in legumes as beans (red beans, white beans), peanuts, chickpeas, in chocolate, in pomegranates, persimmons, berries, nuts and last but not least in drinks as wine [2], responsible for its bitter taste and where its precipitation produces these characteristic sediments.

But the tannins found in Sorghum are somehow special, apart from being a chemical defense against bird predation and a natural antibacterial and anti-fungal protection, they were found to be able to decrease protein digestibility [3], something that open the doors for new research on possible applications of tannins and crops rich in tannins to fight obesity through reduced digestion.

SORGHUM TIMORENSE

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sorghum
Common name: Downs Sorghum.

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