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SynthesisFood & nutrition research2016

The effect of ginger supplementation on serum C-reactive protein, lipid profile and glycaemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mohsen Mazidi, Hong-Kai Gao, Peyman Rezaie, Gordon A Ferns

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Synthesis in Food & nutrition research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Orally consumed ginger and human health: an umbrella review.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2022
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  12. A subcritical water extract of soil grownFrontiers in pharmacology · 2023
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  17. Potential Role of Ginger (Frontiers in nutrition · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Mohsen MazidiKey State Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Hong-Kai GaoDepartment of General Surgery, The General Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Beijing, China; gao.hongkai@mayo.edu.
Peyman RezaieBiochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.
Gordon A FernsDivision of Medical Education, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies to determine the effect of ginger supplementation on serum C-reactive protein (CRP), lipid profile, and glycaemia.

methodPubMed-MEDLINE, Web of Science, Cochrane Database, and Google Scholar databases were searched (up until July 2016) to identify prospective studies evaluating the impact of ginger supplementation on serum CRP. Random-effects model meta-analysis was used for quantitative data synthesis. Sensitivity analysis was conducted using the leave-one-out method. Heterogeneity was quantitatively assessed using the

resultsFrom a total of 265 entries identified via searches, 9 studies were included in the final selection. The meta-analysis indicated a significant reduction in serum CRP concentrations following ginger supplementation [weighted mean difference (WMD)-0.84 mg/L (95% CI -1.38 to -0.31,

conclusionsThis meta-analysis suggests that ginger supplementation significantly reduces serum CRP and improves glycaemia indexes and lipid profile. Randomized control trials with larger sample size and with a longer-term follow-up period should be considered for future investigations.

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C-reactive proteinfasting blood glucosegingerlipidsmeta-analysissupplementation

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PMID27806832
PMCPMC5093315

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