Low Glycemic Index/Load Dietary Patterns and Glycemia and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

ABSTRACT: Abstract

Objectives

Low-glycemic index (GI) and load (GL) dietary patterns are recommended for diabetes management by clinical practice guidelines globally. To inform the update of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) clinical practice guidelines for nutrition therapy, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of low-GI/GL dietary patterns on glycemic control and other established cardiometabolic risk factors in type 1 and 2 diabetes.

Methods

MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched through November 2020. We included randomized controlled trials ≥3-weeks investigating the effect of low-GI/GL diets in diabetes. The primary outcome was HbA1c. Two independent reviewers extracted data and assessed risk of bias. GRADE

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC8180781 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature