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With just one spice, coffee can become a real miracle weapon for your health - which also burns calories.
Frankfurt – The ways of drinking coffee are often very different.
Sometimes it can also be a piece of sugar.
But there is an ingredient that not only makes coffee a little sweeter, but also turns the drink into a real health booster.
While sugar causes blood sugar to rise and increases the number of calories in the hot drink, it can actually burn calories.
It is the colloquial brown gold: cinnamon.
A pinch in the coffee can replace the lump of sugar due to its sweet taste and therefore also convinces in terms of taste.
Cinnamon is also considered a natural remedy because of its positive effects on health.
Because the secondary plant substances it contains stimulate fat burning.
In addition, according to
EatSmarter
, digestive problems such as flatulence can be reduced.
Cinnamon as a health booster: The spice has these health-promoting properties
Cinnamon in coffee makes the drink a real health booster.
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Stimulating for the intestines
Ensures better tolerance of meals
Helps against digestive problems
Lowers cholesterol levels
Source: Pharmacy Umschau
According to EatSmarter,
cinnamon also contains
calcium, potassium, iron, zinc, manganese and various B vitamins.
Researchers recently investigated whether cinnamon can even prevent dementia.
Cinnamon is therefore much more than just a classic spice for sweet dishes in the winter.
Coffee is also said to have health-promoting properties: it is said to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke and reduce the risk of developing diabetes, liver cancer and Alzheimer's.
What matters most is the method of preparation and the quantity so that coffee becomes a real miracle weapon for health.
Cinnamon in coffee becomes a health booster
However, special caution is required when purchasing cinnamon.
There are two types of cinnamon, but only one is beneficial to your health.
Their coumarin content is crucial:
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Ceylon cinnamon
is sweeter than Cassia cinnamon.
The aromatic substance coumarin is only very low in concentration in Ceylon cinnamon
Cassia cinnamon
has a rather spicy and strong taste.
However, it can have negative effects on health.
Contains up to 0.3 percent coumarin
Source: gesundheit.de, Pharmacy Umschau
Increased consumption of cassia cinnamon can lead to, among other things, headaches, vomiting or a racing heart.
Cassia cinnamon can also have negative effects on the liver.
The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment therefore advises not to consume cassia cinnamon over a long period of time.
Adults should not consume more than two grams per day.
Pregnant women and children should also consume cinnamon in moderation.
There is also evidence of an interaction with antihypertensive agents and possible effects on insulin levels.
Editor's note
The information provided in this article does not replace seeing a doctor. Only professionals can make the correct diagnosis and initiate appropriate therapy. The use of medication or nutritional supplements should be discussed with a doctor beforehand.
According to
gesundheit.de
, Ceylon cinnamon is harmless due to the very small amounts of coumarin and is therefore a real miracle cure.
When combined with coffee, it becomes a health booster that not only burns fat, but can also prevent illness.
(mima)