Alert, Latest Study Finds Risk Of Excessive Consumption Of Sweet Wood

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JAKARTA - Cinnamon is a popular spice as a food flavorer and is used as a traditional medicine. Cinnamon is now also made a form of food supplements, which can help overcome various health conditions such as diabetes, weight loss, and relieve fever.

Despite having a myriad of benefits, cinnamon consumption should not be excessive because it has health risks, as revealed by the latest study. The study was published in the journal Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences, quoted from WebMD, on Sunday, May 11, 2025.

Researchers say that people should be careful with cinnamon consumption because it can affect the metabolism of prescription drugs. Consumption of cinnamon should not be excessive, especially in individuals with certain health conditions.

According to researchers a list of chronic conditions that should encourage caution before trying cinnamon supplementation include hypertension, diabetes, cancer, joint inflammation, asthma, obesity, HIV/AIDS, and depression, said health expert Dr. Leana Wen, assistant professor at George University Washington.

This is because the latest study examines the main active ingredients of cinnamon, namely the synamaldehide. The researchers observed whether the synamaldehides were well absorbed when swallowed orally by examining stomach and intestinal fluids.

They found that 100 percent of these substances can be absorbed biologically, both in liquids while fasting and when fed. Sinameldehida is also quickly digested into other compounds, sinamic acid, and can activate several receptors that affect drug metabolism.

Thus, it is possible that the disruption to the metabolic drug that causes the author to conclude excessive consumption of cinnamon can trigger the interaction of prescription herbs, which can interfere with the health of the body.

Researchers recommend that people who want to eat cinnamon as a dietary supplement are careful and consult a doctor. They warn against consuming it excessively, which refers to the use of cinnamon supplement products for a long period of time, such as consumption of the capsule every day for months.