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Zingiber officinale decreases fasting blood glucose

lowersModerate evidenceFindingreplicated ×1

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The model indicated that ginger significantly decreased FBS (MD = −16.27 mg/dL, 95% CI (−25.75, −6.80), I2 = 86.39%, τ2 = 158.79, and Cochran’s Q: 66.11), HbA1c (MD = −0.41%, 95% CI (−0.63, −0.20), I2 = 92.09%, τ2 = 0.06, and Cochran’s Q: 113.8), but its effects on HOMAIR did not reach the threshold of statistical significance (MD = −0.37%, 95% CI (−0.78, 0.03), I2 = 76.35%, τ2 = 0.13, and Cochran’s Q: 21.14).”
Quoted verbatim from Meta-analysis of the effects of ginger supplementation on glycemic control, blood pressure and lipid profile in patients with type 2 diabetes.
This finding among the 111 findings on its endpoint

Zingiber officinale

Fasting blood glucose

lowers

Effect as reported

−16.27mean difference

CI −25.75 to −6.8

Who
Patients with type 2 diabetes in placebo-controlled randomized trials of ginger (13 trials in the review)
Dose studied
1200 to 3000 mg/day, 8 to 12 weeks across trials

Moderate evidencePMID 42337792 · 2026

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

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

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6Y1GXS0AK98M3QNK2F73H3Z