Cinnamon infusion, satiety and energy intake in healthy people
What it found
A single cinnamon infusion drink led to less feeling of fullness and more calories eaten at the next meal, compared with water.
It did not change energy metabolism.
What they found
Studies in people
Energy metabolism unchanged
Cinnamon infusion did not change energy expenditure, diet-induced thermogenesis, respiratory quotient or substrate oxidation.
Satiety reduced
The area under the curve for hunger, satiety and desire to eat did not differ between cinnamon and water. But the feeling of satiety was lower after cinnamon than after water.
More energy at next meal
Energy intake at the first meal after treatment was higher with cinnamon infusion than with water.
No change over the day
There was no difference between treatments in macronutrient or food intake throughout the day.
What the authors conclude
“Although it did not affect energy metabolism, consuming a single dose of cinnamon infusion promoted less feeling of satiety and increased energy intake in the first meal after treatment.”
Also in their conclusions
- They conclude that although cinnamon infusion did not affect energy metabolism, a single dose promoted less feeling of satiety and increased energy intake in the first meal after treatment.
How it was done
The authors wanted to find out what a single dose of cinnamon infusion does to energy metabolism, appetite and food intake in healthy people.
They ran an open randomized crossover trial with 21 healthy volunteers. Each person had two standardized breakfasts, one with 2 g cinnamon infusion and one with water, at least 7 days apart.
What it can’t tell you
- We summarised it from the abstract only.
- This was a single dose in healthy people, so it cannot show what regular cinnamon intake does over time.
- The study cannot show whether these effects on satiety and energy intake would lead to weight changes.
Who paid
- Authors work at
- Pharmacy School, Brazil; Medical School, Brazil; School of Medicine, Brazil
The paper
- Title
- Cinnamon Infusion Reduces Satiety and Increases Energy Intake: A Randomized Crossover Trial
- Type
- Randomised controlled trial
- Evidence
- Studies in people
- Summarised from
- Abstract only
- Cite
- Soares APDC, de Faria NC, Graciano GF, et al (2022). Cinnamon Infusion Reduces Satiety and Increases Energy Intake: A Randomized Crossover Trial. Annals of nutrition & metabolism. doi:10.1159/000525949PubMed 35830848DOI
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