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Influence of vitamin E supplementation on glycaemic control: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

PloS one2014The record

9 findings · 1 compound · 9 endpoints · 9 null

What it reported

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What did not

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  • α-tocopherol — no detected effect on HDL cholesterol

    Evidence strength: moderate.FindingNull resultreplicated ×1
    “Vitamin E supplementation also appeared to have no statistically significant effect on lipid metabolism, including triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), compared with placebo.”
    Quoted verbatim from Influence of vitamin E supplementation on glycaemic control: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials..
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Population
    Adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus; randomised trials of vitamin E supplementation versus placebo or control

    Influence of vitamin E supplementation on glycaemic control: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.2014PMID:2474014310.1371/journal.pone.0095008Permalink

  • α-tocopherol — no detected effect on total cholesterol (TC)

    Evidence strength: moderate.FindingNull resultreplicated ×1
    “Vitamin E supplementation also appeared to have no statistically significant effect on lipid metabolism, including triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), compared with placebo.”
    Quoted verbatim from Influence of vitamin E supplementation on glycaemic control: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials..
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Population
    Adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus; randomised trials of vitamin E supplementation versus placebo or control

    Influence of vitamin E supplementation on glycaemic control: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.2014PMID:2474014310.1371/journal.pone.0095008Permalink

  • α-tocopherol — no detected effect on fasting blood glucose

    Evidence strength: moderate.FindingNull resultreplicated ×3
    “Meta-analyses suggested that vitamin E supplementation, compared with a placebo or control, resulted in no statistically significant improvement (0.12 mmol/l, 95% CI: −0.34 to 0.58 mmol/l, P = 0.60, Figure 3) in fasting glucose status.”
    Quoted verbatim from Influence of vitamin E supplementation on glycaemic control: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials..
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Dose
    200 to 1600 IU/d across trials
    Population
    Adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus; 12 randomised trials (587 participants) of vitamin E supplementation versus placebo or control

    Influence of vitamin E supplementation on glycaemic control: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.2014PMID:2474014310.1371/journal.pone.0095008Permalink