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SynthesisNutrients2022

The Effects of Berry Polyphenols on the Gut Microbiota and Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials in Humans.

Marva Sweeney, Gracie Burns, Nora Sturgeon, Kim Mears, Kim Stote, Cynthia Blanton

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Marva SweeneyDepartment of Biology, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
Gracie BurnsDepartment of Biology, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
Nora SturgeonDepartment of Applied Human Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
Kim MearsRobertson Library, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6461-9054
Kim StoteDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, State University of New York, Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, USA.
Cynthia BlantonDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83201, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5442-1842
University of Prince Edward Island · CAIdaho State University · USState University of New York · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Berry consumption has beneficial effects on blood pressure. Intestinal microbiota transform berry phytochemicals into more bioactive forms. Thus, we performed a systematic review of randomized clinical trials to determine whether berry polyphenols in foods, extracts or supplements have effects on both the profile of gut microbiota and systolic and diastolic blood pressure in humans. PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and CAB Abstracts (EBSCOhost) were searched for randomized clinical trials in humans published from 1 January 2011 to 29 October 2021. Search results were imported into Covidence for screening and data extraction by two blinded reviewers, who also performed bias assessment independently. The literature search identified 216 publications; after duplicates were removed, 168 publications were screened with 12 full-text publications assessed for eligibility. Ultimately three randomized clinical trials in humans met the eligibility criteria. One randomized clinical trial showed a low risk of bias while the other two randomized clinical trials included low, high or unclear risk of bias. Together the randomized clinical trials showed that berry consumption (Aronia berry, strawberries, raspberries, cloudberries and bilberries) for 8-12 weeks had no significant effect on both blood pressure and the gut microbiota. More randomized clinical trials are needed to determine the effects of berry consumption on the profile of gut microbiota and blood pressure in humans.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomePolyphenolsBlood PressureFruitHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicPolyphenolsberriesblood pressureintestinal microbiotapolyphenolsrandomized controlled trials

Identifiers

PMID35684063
PMCPMC9182664
OpenAlexW4281678471

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