肉桂無助控制第一型糖尿病

2007-04-12 11:22 作者:鄭寺音 《中英對照讀新聞》

Cinnamon does not aid type 1 diabetes control

肉桂無助控制第一型糖尿病

It seems unlikely that cinnamon can improve blood sugar levels in people with type 1, or insulin-dependent, diabetes, researchers report.

研究人員指出，肉桂似乎不可能改善第一型丶或稱胰島素仰賴型糖尿病患的血糖值。

Previous research has shown that cinnamon appears to help fat cells recognize and respond to insulin. In test tube experiments and in animal studies, the spice led to a noteworthy increase in the processing of glucose.

過去的研究顯示，肉桂似乎有助脂肪細胞辨識與回應胰島素。在試管實驗與動物研究中，這種香料導致葡萄糖的分解顯著增強。

Moreover, in a previous study of people with type 2, or non-insulin dependent, diabetes, those who incorporated a small amount of cinnamon each day for 40 days into their normal diets experienced a healthy drop in blood sugar levels.

此外，過去針對第二型丶或稱非胰島素仰賴型糖尿病患的研究中，在每天正常飲食加入少量肉桂達40天者，血糖值呈現有益健康的降低。

Dr. Kevin M. Curtis from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire and colleagues had 72 adolescents with type 1 diabetes take 1 gram of cinnamon per day or a placebo while they continued with their existing medication, diet and exercise routines.

新罕布夏州達特茅斯—希區考克醫學中心的克提斯博士與同僚，讓72名罹患第一型糖尿病的青少年，在持續服用現有的藥物丶飲食與運動規律之時，每天食用1公克的肉桂或安慰劑。

They chose adolescents for the study because this age-group is particularly at risk for uncontrolled blood sugar.

他們選擇青少年來參與研究，是因為這個年齡層特別可能有血糖不受控制的危險。

However, after 90 days, Curtis and colleagues failed to see any marked differences in blood sugar control, changes in blood sugar levels, total daily insulin requirement between cinnamon takers and placebo takers.

但90天後，克提斯與同僚並未看到食用肉桂者與服用安慰劑者，在血糖控制丶血糖值改變丶每天需要的胰島素劑量上有顯著不同。