Rare sugars and their health effects in humans: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the evidence from human trials.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Rare sugars are monosaccharides and disaccharides (found in small quantities in nature) that have slight differences in their chemical structure compared with traditional sugars. Little is known about their unique physiological and cardiometabolic effects in humans.

Objective

The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review and synthesis of controlled intervention studies of rare sugars in humans, using PRISMA guidelines.

Data sources

MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched through October 1, 2020. Studies included both post-prandial (acute) and longer-term (≥1 week duration) human feeding studies that examined the effect of rare sugars (including allulose, arabinose, tagatose, trehalose, and isomaltulose) on cardiometabolic and physiological risk facto

SUBMITTER: Ahmed A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8754252 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature