Question

Read the passage carefully and on the basis of your understanding make
notes on it, using headings and subheadings. Use recognizable
abbreviations (Wherever necessary minimum four) Also suggest an
appropriate title to it.

1. Amomon means "fragrant spice plant" in arabic and Hebraic. And in
"Italian, Canella means little tube" These are a few of the many terms
given to the popular spice known as cinnamon Dating back as far as 2800
B.C. Chinese writings describe cinnamon as an important part of the
Culture, so much so that over the years this spice was traded right up
there with silver. Now. a-days we find it in sweetened cereals baked
goods and sprinkled on various foods such as yoghurt. Yet, many do not.
consider its wealth of reading capabilities including the potential as a
weight loss remedy.

2. Cinnamon is derived from the inner bark of the cinnamon tree grown
and harvested mostly in Srilanka but also found in Brazil, Indonesia,
Vietnam, China and Burma. After a cinnamon tree grows for about six to
eight years, it is cut down leaving a stump to allow it to grow again
making it a very sustainable practice It is then stripped from the bark,
dried and packaged as sticks for export.
Several studies have been published regarding the weight loss properties
of cinnamon which include its unique ability to be used for type-2
diabetes which is a disease often resulting from obesity. When eaten, the
spice seems to slow down glucose absorption within the intestines while
stimulating insulin production. This normalizes blood glucose levels
which in turn can indirectly decrease weight gain.

3. A study from the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences called,
ÞEffect of ground cinnamon on after meal blood glucose level in normal
weight and obese adultsÞ found the cinnamon may be effective in
moderating post meal glucose level in normal weight and obese adults.

4. Columbia University nutritionist Tara Ostrowe comments in Reader^s
Digest on benefits of this spice, "Cinnamon really is the new skinny food-
--- Scientists already credit cinnamon in helping lower blood sugar
concentration and improving insulin sensitivity. When less sugar is stored
as fat, this translates into more help for your body when it comes to
weight loss."

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