Black Cumin Seeds Shownโ to Considerablyโ Lower Cholesterol in New study
Tokyo,Japan – A common kitchen spice,black โcumin ( Nigella sativa),is demonstrating promising results in the fight againstโ high cholesterol โคadn obesity,according to a recently published clinicalโ trial. Researchers have found that daily consumption of โคblack cumin seed powder can lead to โsignificant reductions in โฃtotal cholesterol,โ LDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides, while simultaneously increasing levels of beneficial HDL-cholesterol.
The randomized controlled trial, conducted by RM Ibrahim et al. and publishedโค in theโฃ Journal of Translational Medicine in 2014, focusedโ onโข postmenopausal women withโ lipidโ disorders. Participantsโข who consumed black cumin seed powder daily for two months experienced marked improvements in their lipid โprofiles compared to a placebo group. This suggests โขblack cumin could be โคa โvaluable “functional food” forโ preventing lifestyle diseases.
While spicesโ like turmeric, ginger, and fenugreek are also being investigated forโฃ their โขmetabolic benefits, black cumin currently boasts the strongest evidence base regarding cholesterol and blood lipid โขmanagement. Researchers, โincluding Kojima-yuasa,โ are planning larger, longer-term clinical trials โฃto further investigate theโ spice’s effects โคon insulin resistance in diabetes and inflammatory markers.
“We hope to conduct โlonger-term, larger-scale clinical trials toโค study the โคeffects of black cuminโ onโข metabolism,” โคsays Kojima-Yuasa. “We are โฃparticularlyโฃ interested โฃin studying itsโข effects on insulin resistance in โthe diabetesโข and on inflammatory markers.”
Despite these encouraging findings, researchers emphasize that black cumin shoudl be โฃconsidered a dietary supplement and not a โฃreplacement for โa balanced โขdiet and โฃregularโ medical monitoring. the study authors beleive theโฃ seeds could โคcontribute to preventing obesity and related health โissues.