Tea and cinnamon polyphenols improve the metabolic syndrome

The metabolic syndrome is often a precursor of chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease. Since the metabolic syndrome is multifactorial, strategies for reducing its incidence and consequences must also be multi-factorial. Green tea and cinnamon polyphenols improve glucose, insulin, lipids and related variables, and are anti-inflammatory function as antioxidants and decrease neurodegeneration. In vitro, animal and human studies support the beneficial roles of cinnamon and tea polyphenols on the metabolic syndrome and risk factors associated with it.