Study Shows Turmeric Is Helpful to Adults With Prediabetes

A study has found that taking curcumin extract, the main ingredient of the popular Indian spice turmeric, may help ward off type 2 in those with prediabetes.

A group of 240 adults took part in a double-blind study in which they took either oral curcumin or a placebo twice a day for nine months.  According to Somlak Chuengsamarn, MD, the study’s principal investigator, over 16 percent of those who took the placebo were diagnosed with type 2  at the end of the study, but none of the participants who took curcumin developed the condition. Those taking curcumin reportedly also had improved beta cell functioning.

Source: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2012/07/02/dc12-0116.abstract

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