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whey proteinFinding

Whey protein has no detected effect on fasting blood glucose

no difference foundModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Whey protein intake did not have any effect on FPG (17 studies with 20 effect sizes) (WMD: -0.61; 95% CI: − 2.83, 1.62) (Table 2 & Fig. 2a).”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of whey protein on glycemic control and serum lipoproteins in patients with metabolic syndrome and related conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials.
This finding among the 111 findings on its endpoint

whey protein

Fasting blood glucose

no difference found

Effect as reported

−0.61mean difference

CI −2.83 to 1.62

Who
People with metabolic syndrome or related conditions (overweight or obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, polycystic ovary syndrome); 17 trials with 20 effect sizes
Dose studied
daily doses from about 4 g to 90 g, or 0.4 to 0.5 g/kg; trials lasted 4 to 24 weeks

Moderate evidencePMID 32958070 · 2020

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderatethis finding
  • limited
  • very limited
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Lipids in health and disease
What else it reported1 finding · 0 compounds · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6Y1DJP3NGJ5QASFVQ5SN2DZ