Impact of pomegranate juice consumption on glycemic indices: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
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 Web of Science, Cochrane Library and Scopus databases, measuring glucose and/or insulin and Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) in adults, were searched from inception to December 11, 2021. Moreover, to examine whether grouping factors influenced heterogeneity between research results, subgroup analysis was used.
Findings
This meta-analysis showed that PJ intake reduced HOMA-IR significantly, especially if =250 mL was used. This reducing effect remained significant in females, nondiabetic patients and unhealthy subjects.
Originality/value
The authors believe the presented data would be highly motivating and of a wide readership for the readers of your journal, and this paper stimulating a surge of research on the impact of PJ consumption on glycemic indices.
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Acknowledgements
Availability of data and materials: The data sets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are not publicly available but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Citation
Ghaemi, F., Emadzadeh, M., Eid, A.H., Jamialahmadi, T. and Sahebkar, A. (2024), "Impact of pomegranate juice consumption on glycemic indices: a systematic review and meta-analysis", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-05-2024-0188
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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