The Effect of Cinnamon Supplementation on Lipid Profile in Response to Aerobic Exercise

In recent decades, lipids and their related compounds in the plasma of healthy individuals and patients were considered and proposed ad risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to review the effect of 15 days’ cinnamon supplementation on lipid profile in response to an aerobic exercise session.

In this quasi- experimental study 24 healthy male were selected and divided into three equal groups (1g cinnamon, 1.5 g cinnamon, and placebo) according to aerobic power. The subjects were taking cinnamon capsules for 15 days. Blood sampling was taken from subjects before and immediately after 30 minutes of running with an intensity of 55 to 65 percent of maximum heart rate on the treadmill. For statistical analysis of data, dependent t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Tukey’s post- hoc tests were used (P≤0.05).

Aerobic exercise significantly increased HDL and decreased LDL, VLDL, TG, and Cho (P≤ 0.05), 15 days cinnamon supplementation had a significant effect on the increase of HDL and decrease of LDL, TG, and Cho in response to one session of aerobic exercise (P≤ 0.05, though, had no significant effect on VLDL (P≥ 0.05).

It seems that to improve the response of lipid profile to one session aerobic exercise, 15 days’ cinnamon supplementation can be used.