... supplementation on anthropometric measures, lipid profile and glycemic indices in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2 DM ). Design/methodology/approach A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items...

..., no comprehensive results have been drawn. The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the impact of sesame oil on the lipid profile of patients with metabolic disease. Design/methodology/approach To identify eligible clinical trial studies, the authors systematically...

...Fatemeh Ghaemi; Maryam Emadzadeh; Ali H. Eid; Tannaz Jamialahmadi; Amirhossein Sahebkar Purpose The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the effect of pomegranate juice (PJ) intake on glycemic control in adults. Design/methodology/approach Materials and methods: PubMed (Medline), ISI...

... consensus on this topic. The purpose of this study is to provide an overview and update the current documents regarding the effects of propolis supplementation on BP by presenting a systematic review and meta-analysis. Design/methodology/approach The systematic search was conducted, considering all...

... effects on lipid profile remains unclear. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the effects of vitamin D and omega-3 co-supplementation on lipid profile (total cholesterol [TC], low-density lipoprotein [LDL], triglyceride [TG] and high-density lipoprotein [HDL]) in adults...

.... An efficient interventional program on increasing fruits and vegetables consumption should be part of a multi-component project. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no systematic review and meta-analysis has provided a summary of the effects of community-based interventions on fruits...

...Parniyan Khalili; Omid Asbaghi; Ladan Aghakhani; Cain C.T. Clark; Neda Haghighat Purpose This study aims, a systematic review and meta-analysis, to evaluate the effects of folic acid (folate) on patients with depression. Design/methodology/approach Related articles were found by searching...

... 12 2021 11 04 2022 12 04 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Blood pressure Elderly L-citrulline Meta-analysis Middle-aged It has been well established that high blood pressure (BP), or hypertension (HTN...

... potentially related clinical trials met the inclusion criteria which included a total of 198 participants. Random-effects meta-analysis showed significant effects of curcumin on fasting blood sugar (FBS) (−3.62 mg/dl, 95% CI [−5.65, −1.58], p-value < 0.001, I² = 0.0%), insulin level...

... on body weight and composition using a systematic review and meta-analysis. Design/methodology/approach Online databases of PubMed, ISI Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar were searched up to January 2020. The random-effects model was used to calculate the effect sizes of the included studies...

... foods such as strawberries by the pharmaceutical industry and the community health sector can greatly help improve people’s CV and metabolic health. Meta-analysis Cardiovascular risk factor Strawberry Randomized controlled trial Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause...

...Zahra Mosallanezhad; Cain Clark; Fatemeh Bahreini; Zahra Motamed; Abdolhamid Mosallanezhad; Seyedeh Fatemeh Hosseini; Aneseh Shaban-Khalaf; Zahra Sohrabi Purpose The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the efficacy of propolis on glycemic indices in type 2...

...Razie Hormoznejad; Anahita Mansoori; Seyed Ahmad Hosseini; Marzie Zilaee; Maryam Asadi; Mojdeh Fathi; Fateme Kiany Purpose The purpose of this paper with meta-analysis is to clarify the effects of cranberry consumption on features of the metabolic syndrome of interest of all relevant randomized...

...Hamed Kord-Varkaneh; Ammar Salehi-Sahlabadi; Seyed Mohammad Mousavi; Somaye Fatahi; Ehsan Ghaedi; Ali Nazari; Maryam Seyfishahpar; Jamal Rahmani Purpose The authors performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of all published randomized controlled trials with the aim to determine and quantify...

... 05 2019 16 05 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Meta-analysis Comparison Review Pakistani population Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is a global health epidemic which affects almost one...

... participants/controls), were included in this meta-analysis. A decreased risk of PC was shown for the highest compared with the lowest categories of the healthy dietary pattern (OR = 0.72, 95 per cent CI = 0.51-0.94, random effects (p-value for heterogeneity = 0.004)), whereas no significant...