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JOY Drive

27 Oct 2024

Does adding Cinnamon to your coffee help you burn fat?

Diet and Nutrition, Fitness & Nutrition

Does adding Cinnamon to your coffee help you burn fat?

Cinnamon has been long used around the world in both sweet and savoury dishes and drinks. But a new TikTok trend claims adding a teaspoon of cinnamon to your daily coffee (and some cocoa to make it more palatable) for one week can help you burn fat. Is there any truth to this?

Guest: Dr Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director, Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of South Australia. Evangeline is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) and Sports Dietitian (AccSD).

Presenter: Warren Andrew.

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