Table 4—

Effects of cinnamon on LDL levels in people with type 2 diabetes

Group*	Doses of cinnamon (g/day)	Fasting serum LDL level (mmol/l)†
				Before cinnamon intake	During cinnamon intake			After cinnamon intake
				Day 0	Day 20	Day 40	Day 60
1	1	2.66 ± 0.12^a	2.28 ± 0.15^b	2.48 ± 0.10^ab	2.35 ± 0.13^b
2	3	2.77 ± 0.18^a	2.43 ± 0.28^ab	2.04 ± 0.19^bc	1.97 ± 0.18^c
3	6	2.87 ± 0.18^a	2.56 ± 0.13^b	2.59 ± 0.16^b	2.72 ± 0.11^ab
4	Placebo 1	2.30 ± 0.22^a	2.30 ± 0.31^a	2.20 ± 0.22^a	2.40 ± 0.22^a
5	Placebo 2	2.56 ± 0.25^a	2.40 ± 0.22^a	2.66 ± 0.27^a	2.79 ± 0.27^a
6	Placebo 3	3.03 ± 0.31^b	3.15 ± 0.33^ab	3.28 ± 0.34^a	3.36 ± 0.37^a

Data are means ± SD.
↵* Ten individuals in each group;
↵† means followed by different superscript letters in the same row are significantly different at P < 0.05.