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Zingiber officinale increases HDL cholesterol

raisesModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Regarding lipid profile, ginger significantly decreased triglyceride level (MD = −17.10 mg/dL, 95% CI (−31.13, −3.07), I2 = 81.61%, τ2 = 334.97, and Cochran’s Q: 48.94) and increased HDL-C level (MD = 2.13 mg/dL, 95% CI (0.44, 3.82), I2 = 85.72%, τ2 = 4.35, and Cochran’s Q: 70.03).”
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 93 findings on its endpoint

Zingiber officinale

HDL cholesterol

raises

Effect as reported

2.13mean difference

CI 0.44 to 3.82

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

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  • moderatethis finding
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  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Systematic reviews
What else it reported8 findings · 0 compounds · 8 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6Y1GZWYW64WJA4PJ9GB5YK8