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carnosineFinding

Carnosine decreases glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)

lowersVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Overall results from the random-effects model on included studies, with 184 participants, indicated that carnosine intervention reduced HbA1C levels in intervention vs control groups (WMD: -0.92 %, 95 % CI: -1.20, -0.63, I2:69 %).”
Quoted verbatim from Effect of carnosine supplementation on lipid profile, fasting blood glucose, HbA1C and insulin resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term randomized controlled trials.
This finding among the 64 findings on its endpoint

carnosine

Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)

lowers

Effect as reported

−0.92mean difference

CI −1.2 to −0.63

Who
n = 184 · Participants in four randomized trials of carnosine for at least 2 weeks versus any control
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 31987255 · 2020

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Participants
184
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

Complementary therapies in medicine
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71R3N5MPCXQ0JRW2G4Z6TDB