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Cinnamon users with prediabetes have a better fasting working memory: a cross-sectional function study.

Mark L Wahlqvist¹, Meei-Shyuan Lee², Jiunn-Tay Lee³

¹School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan, ROC; Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Fuli institute of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China.

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Summary

Cinnamon consumption may improve working memory in individuals with prediabetes, independent of diet quality or insulin resistance. This study suggests culinary herbs could play a role in cognitive health for this population.

Keywords:

Body fatness Cinnamon Cognition Ginger Insulin resistance Turmeric

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Area of Science:

Nutrition Science
Cognitive Neuroscience
Metabolic Health

Background:

Prediabetes is associated with impaired working memory (WM).
Culinary herbs and spices are explored for their potential to mitigate insulin resistance (IR) and enhance cognitive function.
Understanding the relationship between dietary components and cognitive health in prediabetes is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the hypothesis that culinary herbs and spices can decrease insulin resistance (IR) and improve working memory (WM) in individuals with prediabetes.
To determine the association between the use of specific culinary herbs (cinnamon, ginger, curry) and WM performance.
To identify other contributing factors to WM in this population, including diet, body composition, and metabolic markers.

Main Methods:

A cross-sectional study involving healthy adults aged 60 years and older with prediabetes.
Assessment of dietary habits using a food frequency questionnaire, with a focus on culinary herb intake.
Measurement of body composition, fasting glucose, insulin, and evaluation of working memory and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores.
Linear regression analysis was employed to estimate the contributions of various factors to WM.

Main Results:

Cinnamon users exhibited significantly better working memory compared to non-users (P < .001).
Cinnamon use was a significant predictor of WM, even after adjusting for sociodemographic variables, total fat mass, and MMSE scores.
Neither ginger nor curry usage demonstrated a significant association with improved WM.
Education level and MMSE scores were also significant predictors of WM.

Conclusions:

Cinnamon usage is independently associated with enhanced working memory in individuals with untreated prediabetes.
The positive effect of cinnamon on WM in this context is not explained by overall dietary quality or insulin resistance.
Further research into the specific mechanisms by which cinnamon impacts cognitive function in prediabetes is warranted.