Dietary acid load and cardiometabolic risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Dietary acid load (DAL) might contribute to change the levels of cardiometabolic risk factors; however, the results are conflicting. The present review was conducted to determine the relationship between DAL and cardiometabolic risk factors.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Setting

A systematic search was conducted in electronic databases including ISI Web of Science, PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus and Google Scholar for observational studies which assessed cardiometabolic risk factors across DAL. Outcomes were lipid profile, glycaemic factors and anthropometric indices. Effect sizes were derived using a fixed- or random-effect model (DerSimonian-Laird). Also, subgroup analysis was performed to find the probable source of heterogeneity. Egger's test was p

SUBMITTER: Daneshzad E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10260570 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature