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Zingiber officinale decreases body mass index

lowersModerate evidenceFindingreplicated ×1

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The pooled effect of ginger supplementation slightly but significantly reduced BMI in type 2 diabetes patients (WMD = − 0.24 kg/m²; 95% CI: −0.48, − 0.00; p = 0.043), with substantial heterogeneity across studies (p < 0.001, I² = 75.8%).”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of ginger intervention on anthropometric and body composition indices in patients with type 2 diabetes: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
This finding among the 83 findings on its endpoint

Zingiber officinale

Body mass index

lowers

Effect as reported

−0.24mean difference

CI −0.48 to 0

Who
Adults with type 2 diabetes; random-effects pool of RCTs of oral ginger versus placebo or control
Dose studied
1-3 g/day for 4-12 weeks

Moderate evidencePMID 42968062 · 2026

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderatethis finding
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  • insufficient

03 · The paper

BMC complementary medicine and therapies
What else it reported2 findings · 0 compounds · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6WJJ55V5Z0F2NJSFP3433E9