Effect of Date Fruit Consumption on the Glycemic Control of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Date fruit has been reported to have benefits in type 2 diabetes (T2D), though there is a concern, given the high sugar content, about its effects on glycemic control.

Design and setting

Prospective, interventional, randomized, parallel study.

Participants

In total, 79 patients with T2D (39 male and 40 female).

Intervention

Participants were randomly allocated to either 60 g date fruit or 60 g raisins daily of the equivalent glycemic index (amount split, given as midmorning and midafternoon snack) for 12 weeks.

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was to investigate the effect of date fruit on HbA1c and fasting blood glucose, and their variability, in patients with T2D in comparison to the same glycemic load of raisins. The secondary outco

SUBMITTER: Butler AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9458144 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature