10 health benefits of eating ginger (slideshow)

Healthy Diet

Craig Cooper

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7. Benefits diabetes patients

Ginger has demonstrated several important features for people with diabetes. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial showed that an oral ginger powder supplement improved levels of fasting blood sugar, hemoglobin A1c, and other markers of the disease (e.g., apolipoprotein B, apolipoprotein A-1, apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A-1, and malondialdehyde).

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By Craig Cooper

Craig Cooper is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and TV host of CNBC's "Adventure Capitalists". He is an “Ambassador” for both the global men’s health foundation “Movember” and 2XU, the performance sportswear company. He is the author of the Harper Collins book “Your New Prime: 30 Days to Better Sex, Eternal Strength, and a Kick-Ass Life After 40“. Follow Craig on Instagram @craigcooperrrr and Facebook.

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