FAS and type 2 diabetes mellitus: A previous study demonstrated the beneficial effects of cinnamon on type 2 diabetes [56], while this study demonstrated that cinnamon modulates AMPK, p-ACC, and CPT-1, downregulating or inhibiting the ACC, SREBP-1c, and FAS pathways, promoting lipolysis and fatty acid oxidation and inhibiting adipogenesis and lipogenesis [21].