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Avoid taking cinnamon supplements if you are:
- • pregnant or a child – it hasn’t been proved safe
- • taking medications that can affect the liver, such as paracetamol or statins, or other prescribed medications, such as blood-thinners or diabetes drugs
What are the side-effects of taking cinnamon?
Possible side-effects include:
- • liver damage (if cassia cinnamon is consumed in excess and for long periods)
- • mouth sores
- • low blood sugar
- • irritation of the throat *