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Lycium barbarum increases HDL cholesterol

raisesVery limited evidenceFindingreplicated ×1

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Compared to the control, groups which consumed wolfberry showed a reduction in blood triglycerides [WMDpooled (95% confidence interval): - 0.14 (- 0.19, - 0.09) mmol/L] and increased blood high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [WMDpooled: 0.06 (0.02, 0.09) mmol/L].”
Quoted verbatim from Cardiovascular disease risk reduction with wolfberry consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
This finding among the 93 findings on its endpoint

Lycium barbarum

HDL cholesterol

raises

Effect as reported

0.06mean difference

CI 0.02 to 0.09

Who
Participants of 10 randomised controlled trials of wolfberry consumption, whole wolfberry and wolfberry extract trials pooled
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 34839399 · 2022

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

European journal of nutrition
What else it reported2 findings · 0 compounds · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M708A9DPBCBZHQF39P8QQDNQ