A Study Involving The Use Of Curcumin

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A Study Involving The Use Of Curcumin

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Hi All,

This study involved the use of curcumin to prevent the development of diabetes in patients who showed pre-diabetic markers. The results were quite convincing.
The study included 240 Thai adults with prediabetes who were randomly assigned to take either curcumin capsules or a placebo. The ones taking curcumin took six supplement capsules a day, each of which contained 250 milligrams of "curcuminoids".

After nine months, 19 of the 116 placebo patients had developed type 2 diabetes. That compared with none of the 119 patients taking curcumin.
The red emphasis is mine, of course.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/ ... 2520120730

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Hmmm... A friend with granuloma annulare (diagnosed by biopsy) on her knuckles has a lot of pain with it. She told me that curcumin supplements help considerably with the pain.
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I take curcumin, but not as much as I should. Doc wanted be to take 2 caps, maybe twice a day? On only take one. Maybe I'll step it up.
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Do be aware that curcumin causes a yellow stain. It also turns your poop yellow.

The outcome of that when you have an 'accident' is just that little bit worse than usual. :oops:


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