Oil from cinnamon drives fat cells to burn energy

Cinnamaldehyde, an essential oil that gives cinnamon its flavor, may improve metabolic health, researchers report.

The ingredient induces fat cells, or adipocytes, to start burning energy through a process called thermogenesis, the research finds.

Scientists had previously observed that cinnamaldehyde appeared to protect mice against obesity and hyperglycemia. But the mechanisms underlying the effect were not well understood.

Researchers in the lab of Jun Wu, research assistant professor at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute, wanted to better understand cinnamaldehyde’s action and determine whether it might be protective in humans, too

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