Ginger and metabolic syndrome : sugar, insulin, abdominal fat

Metabolic syndrome is a group of cardiovascular risk factors that occur together: ginger obesity abdominal, hyperglycemia, ginger hypertension, dyslipidemia. It affects ~25% of the population of industrialized countries. The ginger is one of the best documented plants for improving several components simultaneously.

Improvement of the ginger insulin resistance

Two main mechanisms:

• Gingerol inhibits PTP1B (protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B), an enzyme that blocks insulin signaling — inhibiting PTP1B improves insulin sensitivity
• Gingerol increases the expression of GLUT4 (glucose transporters) in muscles — improves glucose absorption independent of insulin

Meta-analysis (Arablou 2014, 5 studies, 334 patients): significant reduction in blood sugar fasting and fasting insulin in patients with metabolic syndrome or ginger diabetes type 2.

Reduced waistline/visceral fat

Mansour's meta-analysis (2019, 14 studies, 473 participants) shows a significant reduction in waist-to-hip ratio with ginger supplementation. Visceral fat (surrounding the organs) is closely related toinflammation NF-κB — that gingerol inhibits.

Action on dyslipidemia

Several meta-analyses (Arzati 2017, Atashak 2011) show significant reductions in:

• LDL cholesterol : -10 to -17%
• Triglycerides : -8 to -15%
• VLDL: significant reduction
• HDL: slight increase (beneficial)

Why INTI is great for metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome often involves insulin resistance made worse by dietary sugars. Use comparison INTI vs GIMBER (34g sugar/100ml) in this context would be counterproductive. INTI, with 1.19g of sugar and bloating-erythritol">erythritol and ginger and digestion (GI 0), offers the benefits of ginger without the glycemic load.

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